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The effects of whole mushrooms during inflammation.\nYu S, Weaver V, Martin K, Cantorna MT.\nBMC Immunol. 2009 Feb 20;10:12.\nPMID: 19232107 \ndoi:10.1186/1471-2172-10-12\n

White button mushroom enhances maturation of bone marrow-derived dendritic cells and their antigen presenting function in mice.\nRen Z, Guo Z, Meydani SN, Wu D.\nJ Nutr. 2008 Mar;138(3):544-50.\nPMID: 18287364

Mushrooms could give the immune system a hand in attacking foreign invaders, if the effects in mice translate to humans.\n\nWhat's more, the common white button mushroom had stronger immune-boosting effects than more exotic -- and more expensive -- fungi such as oyster and shiitake mushrooms, Dr. Keith Martin of Arizona State University in Mesa and his colleagues found

Dietary supplementation with white button mushroom enhances natural killer cell activity in C57BL/6 mice. Wu D, Pae M, Ren Z, Guo Z, Smith D, Meydani SN. J Nutr. 2007 Jun;137(6):1472-7. PMID: 17513409

White button mushroom (Agaricus bisporus) exhibits antiproliferative and proapoptotic properties and inhibits prostate tumor growth in athymic mice. Adams LS, Phung S, Wu X, Ki L, Chen S. Nutr Cancer. 2008;60(6):744-56. PMID: 19005974