Anti-inflammatory triterpenoids from mysterious mushroom Ganoderma lucidum and their potential possibility in modern medicine.
Ganoderma lucidum, a mushroom long used in the East for a broad range of disorders, contains numerous pharmacologically active compounds. Very important of them are highly oxygenated anti-inflammatory triterpenes, which are the aim of this mini-review.
Patocka
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Department of Toxicology, Purkynĕ Military Medical Academy, Hradec Králové. patocka@pmfhk.cz
D000363:Agaricales / Q000737:chemistry*; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000188:drug therapy; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D006801:Humans; D014315:Triterpenes / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D014315:Triterpenes