Inhibition of growth and induction of apoptosis in human cancer cell lines by an ethyl acetate fraction from shiitake mushrooms.

@article{Fang2006InhibitionOG,
  title={Inhibition of growth and induction of apoptosis in human cancer cell lines by an ethyl acetate fraction from shiitake mushrooms.},
  author={Nianbai Fang and Qinglin Li and Shanggong Yu and Jianxiang Zhang and Ling He and Martin J. J. Ronis and Thomas M. Badger},
  journal={Journal of alternative and complementary medicine},
  year={2006},
  volume={12 2},
  pages={
          125-32
        }
}
OBJECTIVE Shiitake (Lentinus edodes) mushrooms have been reported to have cancer-preventing properties. However, little research has been conducted verifying the antitumor activities of "mycochemicals" in shiitake mushrooms. In this study, potential roles of an ethyl acetate fraction from shiitake mushrooms were investigated by in vitro bioassays. DESIGN The activities of an ethyl acetate fraction were evaluated by [3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide] (MTT), apoptosis… 
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