Use the keywords feature with a free QxMD account.
Use Read by QxMD to access full text via your institution or open access sources.
Read also provides personalized recommendations to keep you up to date in your field.
Existing User
Sign InNew to Read
Sign Up#1
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Ye-Ming Zhou, Lin Duan, Li Luo, Jing-Qiang Guan, Zheng-Kai Yang, Jiao-Jiao Qu, Xiao Zou
Cordyceps cicadae (Hypocreales: Cordycipitaceae) is a renowned entomopathogenic fungus used as herbal medicine in China. However, wild C. cicadae resources have been threatened by heavy harvesting. We hypothesised that Bombyx mori L. (Lepidoptera: Bombycidae) could be a new alternative to cultivate C. cicadae due to the low cost of rearing. Bacterial communities are crucial for the formation of Cordyceps and for promoting the production of metabolites. To better understand the bacterial community structure associated with Cordyceps, three Claviciptaceae fungi were used to explore the pathogenicity of the silkworms...
May 6, 2024: Insect Molecular Biology
#2
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Chang Liu, Weiyi Wang, Haoqiang Lai, Yikang Chen, Lvyi Li, Haiwei Li, Meixiao Zhan, Tianfeng Chen, Wenqiang Cao, Xiaoling Li
Radiation-induced heart disease (RIHD), characterized by severe oxidative stress and immune dysregulation, is a serious condition affecting cancer patients undergoing thoracic radiation. Unfortunately, clinical interventions for RIHD are lacking. Selenium (Se) is a trace element with excellent antioxidant and immune-modulatory properties. However, its application in heart radioprotection remains challenging. Herein, we developed a novel bioactive Cordyceps militaris -based Se oral delivery system (Se@ CM ), which demonstrated superior radioprotection effects in vitro against X-ray-induced damage in H9C2 cells through suppressing excessive ROS generation, compared to the radioprotectant Amifostine...
July 2024: Bioactive Materials
#3
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Chu-Qiao Wang, Jinzhi Pan, Shuang-Zhi Yuan, Chao Yuan, Fei-Xiang Ji, Dan Feng, Xiao-Ping Peng, Qian Luo, Hong-Xiang Lou, Gang Li
Three isocoumarins, ascoisocoumarin A ( 1 ), embeurekol ( 2 ), and sclerotinin A ( 3 ), and five biosynthetically related derivatives, ascospinols A-C ( 4 , 6 , and 7 ), and talaflavuols C and B ( 5 and 8 ), together with twelve polyketides or terpenes ( 9 - 20 ) were isolated from the fungus Aspergillus sp. LY-1-2 inhabited in a sample of Cordyceps sp. Most of them belong to the family of oxygen-containing aromatic compounds and compounds 1 , 4 , 6 , and 7 are previously undescribed compounds. Their planar structures were established by a combined spectroscopic analysis of HRESIMS and NMR, and their stereochemistry was determined by 13 C NMR calculations with sorted training set (STS) protocol analysis, and ECD calculations...
April 29, 2024: Natural Product Research
#4
REVIEW
Alexander Panossian, Terry Lemerond, Thomas Efferth
BACKGROUND: Despite some evidence supporting the synergy concept, the commonly known assumption that combinations of several herbs in one formulation can have better efficacy due to additive or synergistic effects has yet to be unambiguously and explicitly studied. STUDY AIM: The study aimed to reveal the molecular interactions in situ of host cells in response to botanical hybrid preparations (BHP) intervention and justify the benefits of implementing BHP in clinical practice...
April 10, 2024: Pharmaceuticals
#5
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Ritamaria Di Lorenzo, Danila Falanga, Lucia Ricci, Antonio Colantuono, Giovanni Greco, Maura Angelillo, Fiorella Nugnes, Teresa Di Serio, Dorothea Costa, Annalisa Tito, Sonia Laneri
In recent years, there has been increasing interest in utilizing Traditional Chinese Medicine principles and natural bioactive compounds to combat age-related ailments and enhance longevity. A Cordyceps sinensis mycelium hydroethanolic extract (CsEx), which was standardized in cordycepin and adenosine using UHPLC-DAD, was investigated for its adaptogenic properties using in vitro assays and a double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial involving 40 subjects. The CsEx demonstrated activity at a concentration of 0...
April 12, 2024: International Journal of Molecular Sciences
#6
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Shijie Xiong, Jiajia Jiang, Fan Wan, Ding Tan, Haibo Zheng, Huiqin Xue, Yiqiong Hang, Yang Lu, Yong Su
Cordycepin is considered a major bioactive component in Cordyceps militaris extract. This study was performed to evaluate the ameliorative effect of Cordyceps militaris extract (CME) and cordycepin (CPN) supplementation on intestinal damage in LPS-challenged piglets. The results showed that CPN or CME supplementation significantly increased the villus height ( p < 0.01) and villus height/crypt depth ratio ( p < 0.05) in the jejunum and ileum of piglets with LPS-induced intestinal inflammation. Meanwhile, CPN or CME supplementation alleviated oxidative stress and inflammatory responses by reducing the levels of MDA ( p < 0...
April 8, 2024: Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)
#7
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Conchita Toriello, Esperanza Duarte-Escalante, María Guadalupe Frías-De-León, Carolina Brunner-Mendoza, Hortensia Navarro-Barranco, María Del Rocío Reyes-Montes
In this study, molecular typing using Randomly Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD-PCR) was conducted on 16 original isolates of Metarhizium acridum obtained from locusts ( Schistocerca piceifrons ssp. piceifrons .) in Mexico (MX). The analysis included reference strains of the genus Metarhizium sourced from various geographical regions. The isolates were identified by phenotypic (macro and micromorphology) and genotypic methods (RAPD-PCR and Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphisms (AFLP), through a multidimensional analysis of principal coordinates (PCoA) and a minimum spanning network (MST)...
April 4, 2024: Journal of Fungi (Basel, Switzerland)
#8
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Farouq Heidar Barido, Puruhita Puruhita, Bayu Setya Hertanto, Muhammad Cahyadi, Lilik Retna Kartikasari, Joko Sujiwo, Juntae Kim, Hack-Youn Kim, Aera Jang, Sung Ki Lee
OBJECTIVE: This study was aimed to investigate the effect of fresh and dried hydrolyzed Cordyceps militaris (CM) mushroom with proteolytic enzymes; bromelain (CMB), flavorzyme (CMF), and mixture of bromelain: flavorzyme (CMBF) on quality properties of spent hen chicken. METHODS: Mushroom extract (CME) were combined with three proteolytic enzyme mixtures that had different peptidase activities; stem bromelain (CMB), flavorzyme (CMF), and mixture of stem bromelain:flavorzyme (CMBF) at (1 : 1)...
April 26, 2024: Animal bioscience
#9
REVIEW
Kondapalli Vamsi Krishna, Balamuralikrishnan Balasubramanian, Sungkwon Park, Sukanta Bhattacharya, Joseph Kadanthottu Sebastian, Wen-Chao Liu, Manikantan Pappuswamy, Arun Meyyazhagan, Hesam Kamyab, Shreeshivadasan Chelliapan, Alok Malaviya
Cordyceps, an entomopathogenic fungus belonging to the Ascomycota phylum, is a familiar remedial mushroom that is extensively used in the traditional medicinal system, especially in South Asian nations. The significance of this genus' members in a range of therapeutic and biotechnological applications has long been acknowledged. The exceedingly valuable fungus Ophiocordyceps sinensis (Cordyceps sinensis) is found in the alpine meadows of Bhutan, Nepal, Tibet, and India, where it is severely harvested. Driven by market demand and ecological concerns, the study highlights challenges in natural C...
April 24, 2024: Molecular Biotechnology
#10
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Rui Mi, Xuda Wang, Ying Dong, Shilei Li, Zelong Zhao, Xiaoyan Guan, Jingwei Jiang, Shan Gao, Zhiyu Fu, Zunchun Zhou
Fungi-microalgae consortium (FMC) has emerged as a promising system for advanced wastewater treatment due to its high biomass yield and environmental sustainability. This study aimed to investigate the nutrients removal, bacterial community shift, emerging contaminants elimination, and treatment mechanism of a FMC composed of Cordyceps militaris and Navicula seminulum for aquaculture pond water treatment. The fungi and microalgae were cultured and employed either alone or in combination to evaluate the treatment performance...
April 21, 2024: Science of the Total Environment
#11
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Mingjian Bai, Xiaolong Wang, Dongyang Liu, Aofeng Xu, Hao Cheng, Lin Li, Chunjing Zhang
SCOPE: Tolypocladium sinense is a fungus isolated from Cordyceps. Cordyceps has some medicinal value and is also a daily health care product. This study explores the preventive effects of T. sinense mycelium polysaccharide (TSMP) on high-fat diet-induced obesity and chronic inflammation in mice. METHODS AND RESULTS: Here, the study establishes an obese mouse model induced by high-fat diet. In this study, the mice are administered TSMP daily basis to evaluate its effect on alleviating obesity...
April 23, 2024: Molecular Nutrition & Food Research
#12
REVIEW
Yilin Tao, Ruixiang Luo, Yuanbing Xiang, Min Lei, Xuan Peng, Yao Hu
The Bailing Capsule is a commonly used traditional Chinese medicine for the treatment of chronic kidney disease (CKD). However, its therapeutic effects and pharmacological mechanisms have not been fully explored. In this study, we integrated meta-analysis and network pharmacology to provide scientific evidence for the efficacy and pharmacological mechanism of Bailing Capsule in treating CKD. We conducted searches for randomized controlled studies matching the topic in PubMed, the Cochrane Library, Embase, Web of Science, and the Wanfang Database, and screened them according to predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria...
2024: Frontiers in Pharmacology
#13
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Xiu'E Li, Xin Wang, Fengji Liang, Zhaoxin Wang, Wenshuo Liu, Yupeng Ge, Shude Yang, Yu Liu, Yin Li, Xianhao Cheng, Weihuan Li
Cordyceps militaris has been extensively cultivated as a model cordyceps species for commercial purposes. Nevertheless, the problems related to strain degeneration and breeding technologies remain unresolved. This study assessed the physiology and fertility traits of six C. militaris strains with distinct origins and characteristics, focusing on single mating-type strains. The results demonstrated that the three identified strains (CMDB01, CMSY01, and CMJB02) were single mating-type possessing only one mating-type gene (MAT1-1)...
April 20, 2024: Archives of Microbiology
#14
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Wei Yang, Cong Fu, Bin-Yuan Hu, Yong-Ming Yan, Yong-Xian Cheng
Ustiloxins I-M (1-5), five undescribed cyclopeptides bearing a 15-membered macrocyclic skeleton, were isolated from Cordyceps militaris. The structures of 1 and 5 were identified by spectroscopic and crystallographic methods, whereas the structures of 2-4 were assigned by spectroscopic and computational approaches. Biological evaluation of all the compounds toward human triple-negative breast cancer cells revealed that compounds 4 and 5 are toxic with IC50 values of 64.29 μM and 28.89 μM, respectively...
April 9, 2024: Phytochemistry
#15
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Hong Kyu Lee, Yun-Jung Na, Su-Min Seong, Dohee Ahn, Kyung-Chul Choi
Cordycepin, a valuable bioactive component isolated from Cordyceps militaris , has been reported to possess anti-cancer potential and the property to enhance the effects of chemotherapeutic agents in various types of cancers. However, the ability of cordycepin to chemosensitize cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) cells to gemcitabine has not yet been evaluated. The current study was performed to evaluate the above, and the mechanisms associated with it. The study analyzed the effects of cordycepin in combination with gemcitabine on the cancer stem-like properties of the CCA SNU478 cell line, including its anti-apoptotic, migratory, and antioxidant effects...
April 9, 2024: Biomolecules & Therapeutics
#16
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Yangbian Guo, Yin Wei, Chang Liu, Hao Li, Xiao Du, Junlong Meng, Jingyu Liu, Qi Li
In this study, we extracted the polysaccharides from C. militaris fruiting bodies (CFIPs), mycelial intracellular polysaccharides (CMIPs), and fermentation broth extracellular polysaccharides (CFEPs) to investigate their physicochemical properties, antioxidant capacities, and effects on oxazolone-induced zebrafish ulcerative colitis (UC). Our results revealed differences in monosaccharide composition and surface structure among CFIPs, CMIPs, and CFEPs. The molar ratios of glucose to mannose in CFIPs, glucose to xylose in CMIPs, and xylose to glucose in CFEPs were 7...
April 4, 2024: International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
#17
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Atcharaporn Ontawong, Sirinat Pengnet, Arthid Thim-Uam, Narongsuk Munkong, Nukrob Narkprasom, Kanjana Narkprasom, Kullanat Kuntakhut, Natakorn Kamkeaw, Doungporn Amornlerdpison
Cordyceps militaris (L.) Link (C. militaris) contains various beneficial substances, including polysaccharides (galactomannan), nucleotides (adenosine and cordycepin), cordycepic acid, amino acids, and sterols (ergosterol and beta-sitosterol). It also contains other essential nutrients, such as protein, vitamins (E, K, B1, B2, and B12), and minerals (potassium, sodium, calcium, magnesium, iron, zinc, and selenium). Due to the numerous health benefits of supplements and products containing C. militaris extract, their popularity has increased...
April 5, 2024: Scientific Reports
#18
JOURNAL ARTICLE
P W Crous, E R Osieck, R G Shivas, Y P Tan, S L Bishop-Hurley, F Esteve-Raventós, E Larsson, J J Luangsa-Ard, F Pancorbo, S Balashov, I G Baseia, T Boekhout, S Chandranayaka, D A Cowan, R H S F Cruz, P Czachura, S De la Peña-Lastra, F Dovana, B Drury, J Fell, A Flakus, R Fotedar, Ž Jurjević, A Kolecka, J Mack, G Maggs-Kölling, S Mahadevakumar, A Mateos, S Mongkolsamrit, W Noisripoom, M Plaza, D P Overy, M Piątek, M Sandoval-Denis, J Vauras, M J Wingfield, S E Abell, A Ahmadpour, A Akulov, F Alavi, Z Alavi, A Altés, P Alvarado, G Anand, N Ashtekar, B Assyov, G Banc-Prandi, K D Barbosa, G G Barreto, J-M Bellanger, J L Bezerra, D J Bhat, P Bilański, T Bose, F Bozok, J Chaves, D H Costa-Rezende, C Danteswari, V Darmostuk, G Delgado, S Denman, A Eichmeier, J Etayo, G Eyssartier, S Faulwetter, K G G Ganga, Y Ghosta, J Goh, J S Góis, D Gramaje, L Granit, M Groenewald, G Gulden, L F P Gusmão, A Hammerbacher, Z Heidarian, N Hywel-Jones, R Jankowiak, M Kaliyaperumal, O Kaygusuz, K Kezo, A Khonsanit, S Kumar, C H Kuo, T Læssøe, K P D Latha, M Loizides, S M Luo, J G Maciá-Vicente, P Manimohan, P A S Marbach, P Marinho, T S Marney, G Marques, M P Martín, A N Miller, F Mondello, G Moreno, K T Mufeeda, H Y Mun, T Nau, T Nkomo, A Okrasińska, J P A F Oliveira, R L Oliveira, D A Ortiz, J Pawłowska, M À Pérez-De-Gregorio, A R Podile, A Portugal, N Privitera, K C Rajeshkumar, I Rauf, B Rian, A Rigueiro-Rodríguez, G F Rivas-Torres, P Rodriguez-Flakus, M Romero-Gordillo, I Saar, M Saba, C D Santos, P V S R N Sarma, J L Siquier, S Sleiman, M Spetik, K R Sridhar, M Stryjak-Bogacka, K Szczepańska, H Taşkın, D S Tennakoon, D Thanakitpipattana, J Trovão, I Türkekul, A L van Iperen, P van 't Hof, G Vasquez, C M Visagie, B D Wingfield, P T W Wong, W X Yang, M Yarar, O Yarden, N Yilmaz, N Zhang, Y N Zhu, J Z Groenewald
Novel species of fungi described in this study include those from various countries as follows: Australia , Aschersonia mackerrasiae on whitefly, Cladosporium corticola on bark of Melaleuca quinquenervia , Penicillium nudgee from soil under Melaleuca quinquenervia , Pseudocercospora blackwoodiae on leaf spot of Persoonia falcata , and Pseudocercospora dalyelliae on leaf spot of Senna alata . Bolivia , Aspicilia lutzoniana on fully submersed siliceous schist in high-mountain streams, and Niesslia parviseta on the lower part and apothecial discs of Erioderma barbellatum on a twig...
June 2023: Persoonia
#19
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Zhu Liang, Keyan Zhang, Hongli Guo, Xujiao Tang, Mingzhu Chen, Jinsong Shi, Jing Yang
Cordycepin (CRD) is an active component derived from Cordyceps militaris, which possesses multiple biological activities and uses in liver disease. However, whether CRD improves liver fibrosis by regulating hepatic stellate cell (HSC) activation has remained unknown. The study aims further to clarify the activities of CRD on liver fibrosis and elucidate the possible mechanism. Our results demonstrated that CRD significantly relieved hepatocyte injury and inhibited HSC activation, alleviating hepatic fibrogenesis in the Diethyl 1,4-dihydro-2,4,6-trimethyl-3,5-pyridinedicarboxylate (DDC)-induced mice model...
April 1, 2024: International Immunopharmacology
#20
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Huan Huan Yan, Yi Tong Shang, Li Hong Wang, Xue Qin Tian, Van-Tuan Tran, Li Hua Yao, Bin Zeng, Zhi Hong Hu
Cordyceps militaris is a significant edible fungus that produces a variety of bioactive compounds. We have previously established a uridine/uracil auxotrophic mutant and a corresponding Agrobacterium tumefaciens -mediated transformation (ATMT) system for genetic characterization in C. militaris using pyrG as a screening marker. In this study, we constructed an ATMT system based on a dual pyrG and hisB auxotrophic mutant of C. militaris. Using the uridine/uracil auxotrophic mutant as the background and pyrG as a selection marker, the hisB gene encoding imidazole glycerophosphate dehydratase, required for histidine biosynthesis, was knocked out by homologous recombination to construct a histidine auxotrophic C...
March 18, 2024: Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
Make the most of Read.
Download the mobile app.
Download the mobile app.
Fetching more papers... 
