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Mushrooms, crimini references
- Adams LS, Phung S, Wu X et al. White button mushroom (Agaricus bisporus) exhibits antiproliferative and proapoptotic properties and inhibits prostate tumor growth in athymic mice. Nutr Cancer. 2008;60(6):744-56. 2008.
- Borchers AT, Krishnaumurthy A, Keen CL et al. The Immunobiology of Mushrooms. Exp Biol Med, Mar 2008; 233: 259 - 276. 2008.
- Chandra L, Alexander H, Traoré D et al. White button and shiitake mushrooms reduce the incidence and severity of collagen-induced arthritis in dilute brown non-agouti mice. J Nutr. 2011 Jan;141(1):131-6. Epub 2010 Nov 24. 2011.
- Chen S, Oh SR, Phung S et al. Anti-Aromatase Activity of Phytochemicals in White Button Mushrooms (Agaricus bisporus). Cancer Res., Dec 2006; 66: 12026 - 12034. 2006.
- Falandysz J. Selenium in edible mushrooms. J Environ Sci Health C Environ Carcinog Ecotoxicol Rev. 2008 Jul-Sep;26(3):256-99. 2008.
- García MA, Alonso J and Melgar MJ. Lead in edible mushrooms: levels and bioaccumulation factors. J Hazard Mater. 2009 Aug 15;167(1-3):777-83. Epub 2009 Jan 23. 2009.
- Giannenas I, Pappas IS, Mavridis S et al. Performance and antioxidant status of broiler chickens supplemented with dried mushrooms (Agaricus bisporus) in their diet. Poult Sci. 2010 Feb;89(2):303-11. 2010.
- Gohil VM, Agrawal SK, Saxena AK et al. Synthesis, biological evaluation and molecular docking of aryl hydrazines and hydrazides for anticancer activity. Indian J Exp Biol. 2010 Mar;48(3):265-8. 2010.
- Grube BJ, Eng ET, Kao YC et al. White Button Mushroom Phytochemicals Inhibit Aromatase Activity and Breast Cancer Cell Proliferation. J. Nutr., Dec 2001; 131: 3288 - 3293. 2001.
- Jeong SC, Jeong YT, Yang BK et al. White button mushroom (Agaricus bisporus) lowers blood glucose and cholesterol levels in diabetic and hypercholesterolemic rats. Nutr Res. 2010 Jan;30(1):49-56. 2010.
- Kim MY, Seguin P, Ahn JK et al. Phenolic compound concentration and antioxidant activities of edible and medicinal mushrooms from Korea. J Agric Food Chem. 2008 Aug 27;56(16):7265-70. Epub 2008 Jul 11. 2008.
- Kohno K, Miyake M, Sano O et al. Anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory properties of 2-amino-3H-phenoxazin-3-one. Biol Pharm Bull. 2008 Oct;31(10):1938-45. 2008.
- Komura DL, Carbonero ER, Gracher AH et al. Structure of Agaricus spp. fucogalactans and their anti-inflammatory and antinociceptive properties. Bioresour Technol. 2010 Aug;101(15):6192-9. Epub 2010 Apr 2. 2010.
- Koyyalamudi SR, Jeong SC, Cho KY et al. Vitamin B12 is the active corrinoid produced in cultivated white button mushrooms (Agaricus bisporus). J Agric Food Chem. 2009 Jul 22;57(14):6327-33. 2009.
- Koyyalamudi SR, Jeong SC, Song CH et al. Vitamin D2 formation and bioavailability from Agaricus bisporus button mushrooms treated with ultraviolet irradiation. J Agric Food Chem. 2009 Apr 22;57(8):3351-5. 2009.
- Kwok S, Yuan YC, Karlsberg K et al. Molecular basis of the chemoprotective effect of white button mushrooms against breast cancer. [Proc Amer Assoc Cancer Res, Volume 46, 2005] Prevention Research 3: Biological and Biochemical Mechanisms in Prevention. Abstract #1580. 2005.
- Martin KR and Brophy SK. Commonly consumed and specialty dietary mushrooms reduce cellular proliferation in MCF-7 human breast cancer cells. Exp Biol Med (Maywood). 2010 Nov 1;235(11):1306-14. Epub 2010 Oct 4. 2010.
- Martin KR. Both common and specialty mushrooms inhibit adhesion molecule expression and in vitro binding of monocytes to human aortic endothelial cells in a pro-inflammatory environment. Nutr J. 2010 Jul 16;9:29. 2010.
- Melgar MJ, Alonso J and García MA. Mercury in edible mushrooms and underlying soil: bioconcentration factors and toxicological risk. Sci Total Environ. 2009 Oct 1;407(20):5328-34. Epub 2009 Jul 24. 2009.
- Mohapatra D, Bira ZM, Kerry JP et al. Postharvest hardness and color evolution of white button mushrooms (Agaricus bisporus). J Food Sci. 2010 Apr;75(3):E146-52. 2010.
- Phung S, Ye J, Hur G et al. White button mushrooms and prostate cancer prevention. AACR Meeting Abstracts, Apr 2005; 2005: 1221. 2005.
- Ramkumar L, Ramanathan T, Thirunavukkarasu P et al. Antioxidant and Radical Scavenging Activity of Nine Edible Mushrooms Extract. International Journal of Pharmacology Year: 2010 Vol: 6 Issue: 6 Pages/record No.: 950-953. 2010.
- Ren Z, Guo Z, Meydani SN and Wu D. White button mushroom enhances maturation of bone marrow-derived dendritic cells and their antigen presenting function in mice. J Nutr. 2008 Mar;138(3):544-50. 2008.
- Roberts JS, Teichert A and McHugh TH. Vitamin D2 formation from post-harvest UV-B treatment of mushrooms (Agaricus bisporus) and retention during storage. J Agric Food Chem. 2008 Jun 25;56(12):4541-4. Epub 2008 Jun 4. 2008.
- Shao S, Hernandez M, Kramer JK et al. Ergosterol profiles, fatty acid composition, and antioxidant activities of button mushrooms as affected by tissue part and developmental stage. J Agric Food Chem. 2010 Nov 24;58(22):11616-25. Epub 2010 Oct 20. 2010.
- Shiuan C. Anticancer Activities of White Button Mushrooms. The Journal of Nutrition. Bethesda: Dec 2004. Vol. 134, Iss. 12S; pg. 3532S-3533S. 2004.
- Smiderle FR, Sassaki GL, van Arkel J et al. High molecular weight glucan of the culinary medicinal mushroom Agaricus bisporus is an alpha-glucan that forms complexes with low molecular weight galactan. Molecules. 2010 Aug 25;15(8):5818-30. 2010.
- Wu D, Pae M, Ren Z et al. Dietary supplementation with white button mushroom enhances natural killer cell activity in C57BL/6 mice. J Nutr. 2007 Jun;137(6):1472-7. 2007.
- Yu S, Weaver V, Martin K et al. The effects of whole mushrooms during inflammation. BMC Immunol. 2009 Feb 20;10:12. 2009.
- Zhu BZ, Mao L, Fan RM et al. Ergothioneine prevents copper-induced oxidative damage to DNA and protein by forming a redox-inactive ergothioneine-copper complex. Chem Res Toxicol. 2011 Jan 14;24(1):30-4. Epub 2010 Nov 3. 2011.