TUESDAY August 26, 2008 (foodconsumer.org) -- AHCC, a
special mushroom preparation, may be used as a supplement to prevent and help
treat cancer, according to a study presented at the 16th International AHCC®
(Active Hexose Correlated Compound) Symposium held in Sapporo, Japan on July
26th and 27th.
A study led by researchers from Japan and Yale School of
Medicine confirmed that AHCC significantly boosts the immune system in a way
that may help older Americans prevent cancer.
For the study, the researchers tested blood samples from
normal healthy individuals age 50 or older who participated in the 60-day
dietary supplementation to see how AHCC affected levels of two key cytokines.
Interferon (IFN-Y) and Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF-alpha)
are believed to play an important role in preventing the formation and spread
of abnormal and cancerous cells.
They found these cytokines produced by white blood cells
drastically increased in the blood within four weeks of taking the recommended
dose of AHCC.
Additionally, the immune-boosting effect of AHCC lasted
for at least one month after the supplementation stopped.
Another study suggested that the immune boosting effect
of AHCC may serve to help prevent infections of bird flu virus H5N1, West Nile
virus, the Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), the Klebsiella
pnuemoniae and the Candida albicans viruses.
The review study was conducted by Dr. Barry Ritz of
Drexel University’s Department of Biotechnology and scheduled to appear in the
upcoming Nutritional Reviews Journal. The results were also presented at the
conference.
AHCC is prepared from several medicinal mushrooms,
cultivated in Japan and prepared from a special manufacturing process.
AHCC has already become a leading immune
enhancing supplement in Japan and used hundreds of hospitals and health
facilities worldwide as a preventative for incoming patients to prevent
hospital infections.
AHCC is produced by Amino Up Chemical Company in Sapporo,
Japan and is distributed to the United States by Maypro Industries.
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