title: Suppression of D-galactosamine-induced liver injury by mushrooms in rats.
abstract: Six species of edible mushroom were found to suppress D-galactosamine-induced enhancement of plasma alanine and aspartate aminotransferase activities when powdered mushrooms were added to the diet (5%) and fed to rats for 2 wk. Grifola frondosa exhibited the most potent effect in a dose-dependent manner. A significant effect was observed only from the water-soluble low-molecular-weight fraction of G. frondosa. The results indicate that several mushrooms possess a protective effect against liver injury induced by D-galactosamine.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Biochemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Shizuoka University, Japan.
authors.forename: E W
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kawagishi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sugiyama
mesh_terms: D000363:Agaricales; D000410:Alanine Transaminase / Q000097:blood; D000821:Animal Feed; D000818:Animals; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases / Q000097:blood; D005688:Galactosamine / Q000633:toxicity*; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase / Q000097:blood; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size / Q000187:drug effects; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D005688:Galactosamine; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases; D000410:Alanine Transaminase