Kam-Fai Lee, Yung-Yu Hsieh, Shui-Yi Tung, Chih-Chuan Teng, Kung-Chuan Cheng, Meng-Chiao Hsieh, Cheng-Yi Huang, Ko-Chao Lee, Li-Ya Lee, Wan-Ping Chen, Chin-Chu Chen, Hsing-Chun Kuo
Hericium erinaceus , a consumable mushroom, has shown a potential to enhance the production of neuroprotective bioactive metabolites. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) often leads to cognitive, physical, and psychosocial impairments, resulting in neuroinflammation and the loss of cortical neurons. In this research, the effects of H. erinaceus mycelium, its derivative erinacine C, along with the underlying mechanisms, were examined in terms of oxidative stress modulation and neurological improvement in a rat model of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI)...
March 19, 2024: Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)