Kobayashi And Osaka University Found Antioxidants From Shiitake Essence Inhibit Hepatitis Symptoms
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. and Osaka University discovered two antioxidants that inhibit Hepatitis symptoms. The substances under research, syringic acid and vallinic acid, are extracted from the essence of Shiitake Mushroom mycelium. The onset of symptoms was delayed and progress of liver fabrication decreased in mice with hepatitis symptoms following treatment with the antioxidants. The universities plan on developing a new drug from the antioxidants that will protect liver cells and could be combined with antivirus drugs such as interferon to prevent cirrhosis and liver cancer. (Click for more-Japanese language) "Kobayashi And Osaka University Found Shiitake Essence Inhibit Hepatitis Symptoms And Confirm Through Test on Mice" - Nikan Industrial News (2/18/08)