The feasibility of human nutritional supplementation is imperative. As a part of daily diet, edible fungus polysaccharides have a variety of health promoting effects, especially for the prevention of chronic diseases. Based on the extensive collection and collation of relevant research datas, the beneficial effects of edible fungus polysaccharides on various chronic diseases were analyzed, and the structure and functional mechanism of edible fungus polysaccharides with anti-chronic disease properties were summarized in this current review. Based on a comprehensive analysis of the current researchs on edible fungus polysaccharides, it was considered that edible fungus polysaccharides can be used as the material basis of anti-chronic disease drugs. In addition, the relevant contents can also provide some reference for the selection and development of anti-chronic disease drugs.
active structure, chronic diseases, edible fungus polysaccharides, mechanism and pathway
Publication DOI: 10.1590/fst.111022Publisher: Sociedade Brasileira de Ciência e Tecnologia de Alimentos (ISSN: 0101-2061)
Correspondence: H. Liu
; J. Xie
Institutions: The Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Monitoring and Disease Control, Ministry of Education, Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public HealGuizhou Medical University, Guizhou, China, Guizhou Provincial Engineering Research Center of Food Nutrition and Health, Guizhou Medical University, Guizhou, China, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China