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SUBMITTER: Kuo HP
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3638576 | biostudies-literature | 2013
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM 20130407
Ganoderma, also known as Lingzhi or Reishi, has been used for medicinal purposes in Asian countries for centuries. It is a medicinal fungus with a variety of biological properties including immunomodulatory and antitumor activities. In this study, we investigated the molecular mechanisms by which Ganoderma tsugae (GT), one of the most common species of Ganoderma, inhibits the proliferation of HER2-overexpressing cancer cells. Here, we show that a quality assured extract of GT (GTE) inhibited the ...[more]