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Old 03-30-2010, 10:41 AM   #15
TanyaRD
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Re: Beta Glucan and herceptin

This is on the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Herb site and mentions one animal study with possible increased progesterone production. See the summary below followed by the link.

Mechanism of Action

Cordyceps stimulates the number of T helper cells, prolongs the survival of lymphocytes, enhances TNF-alpha and interleukin 1 production, and increases the activity of natural killer cells in cultured rat Kupffer cells (3). Enhanced proliferation of erythroid progenitor cell in the bone marrow of mice is also shown (8). One study suggests that cordyceps can stimulate progesterone production in animal cells (5). Another study shows that cordyceps may be effective against tumor celIs by down-regulating MHC class II antigen expression (7). In addition, anecdotal data suggest reduction of cyclosporin and aminoglycoside-induced renal toxicity, although the mechanism of action is not known (4).

http://www.mskcc.org/mskcc/html/69193.cfm
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