OYSTER MUSHROOMS (PLEUROTUS OSTREATUS)
General
USDA. (2021). Pleurotus Ostreatus. https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=PLOS
NCBI. (2022). Pleurotus Ostreatus. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK557563/
Cheong MW, et al. "Bioactive compounds in oyster mushrooms." Int J Food Sci Nutr. 2019;70(3):250-262. doi: 10.1080/09637486.2018.1464393.
Immune Support
Wang, J., Zhang, Q., Zhang, Z., Li, Y., & Zhang, G. (2019). Polysaccharides from Pleurotus ostreatus enhance the immunity of normal mice. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 137, 968-975.
Zhou, G., Jiang, H., Yin, Z., Liu, J., Yang, Y., & Gong, Z. (2019). Immunomodulatory effect of the polysaccharides extracted from oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus) on macrophages. Food science and biotechnology, 28(4), 1043-1050.
Wang, J., Li, S., Fan, Y., Chen, Y., Liu, D., & Cheng, Y. (2017). Anti-inflammatory activity of polysaccharide from Pleurotus ostreatus via MAPK and NF-κB signaling pathways. Food science and biotechnology, 26(1), 63-69.
Li, H., Zhang, Q., Li, N., Liu, Y., & Zheng, Z. (2019). Polysaccharides from Pleurotus ostreatus enhance the immune response in RAW264. 7 macrophages via the TLR4/NF-κB pathway. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 133, 797-804.
Cheng, C. Y., Yang, S. S., Peng, J. T., Peng, C. F., Wang, Y. J., & Huang, T. H. (2016). Anti-inflammatory effects of ethanolic extract from oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus) in murine macrophages. Journal of the science of food and agriculture, 96(5), 1629-1637.
Wang, H., Liang, Q., Li, B., Xie, J., & Zhu, X. (2014). Polysaccharide extract from Pleurotus ostreatus enhances the antitumor activity of immunological effector cells. International journal of biological macromolecules, 69, 1-6.