FALCÓN GARCÍA , Gonzalo

Tradicionalmente los hongos han estado vinculados tanto a la alimentación como a la medicina, sin embargo, actualmente y en base a los conocimientos científicos actuales se puede afirmar que ambos campos están fuertemente interconectados. No solo ofrecen un aporte nutricional atractivo de buen sabor y textura, sino que además son candidatos...

The health benefits of extracts from Agaricus bisporus greatly extend its use as components of new functional foods for the treatment and prevention of diseases, rather than restricting it to a good food with high nutritional value and good flavor. A. bisporus aqueous enzymatic extracts (AbAEE) have unique flavor, good taste, and health...

Liver fibrosis can be caused by non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), among other conditions. We performed a study to analyze the effects of a nontoxic, water-soluble extract of the edible mushroom Agaricus bisporus (AB) as a potential inhibitor of fibrosis progression in vitro using human hepatic stellate cell (LX2) cultures and in vivo in...