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ReviewJournal of immunology research2019

The Effects of AHCC®, a Standardized Extract of Cultured

Min Sun Shin, Hong-Jai Park, Takahiro Maeda, Hiroshi Nishioka, Hajime Fujii, Insoo Kang

Registry-linked trialOpen access · goldAbstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in Journal of immunology research, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07479394 (A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial of AHCC® Supplementation for Prevention of Respiratory Tract Infections Among Children Age 4-6 Years Old), which is not on this map. Cited by 20 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
20citing papers in PubMed
2.2field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT07479394 phase4not yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial of AHCC® Supplementation for Prevention of Respiratory Tract Infections Among Children Age 4-6 Years Old

TypeinterventionalSponsorHasanuddin UniversityRan2026 to 2027Enrolled60ConditionsRespiratory Tract Infections (RTI)Armsa prebiotic, that us a standardized extract of cultured Lentinula edodes mycelia, Placebo (dextrin)
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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  12. Oral Supplementation with AHCCPathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
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  14. AHCCFrontiers in immunology · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Min Sun ShinDepartment of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
Hong-Jai ParkDepartment of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
Takahiro MaedaResearch and Development Division, Amino Up Co., Ltd., 004-0839 Sapporo, Japan.
Hiroshi NishiokaResearch and Development Division, Amino Up Co., Ltd., 004-0839 Sapporo, Japan.
Hajime FujiiResearch and Development Division, Amino Up Co., Ltd., 004-0839 Sapporo, Japan.
Insoo KangDepartment of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7483-1171
Amino Up (Japan) · JPYale University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mushrooms have been used for various health conditions for many years by traditional medicines practiced in different regions of the world although the exact effects of mushroom extracts on the immune system are not fully understood. AHCC® is a standardized extract of cultured shiitake or

Indexed as

AnimalsBacterial InfectionsComplex MixturesHumansInflammationKiller Cells, NaturalNeoplasmsPolysaccharidesShiitake MushroomsT-LymphocytesVirus DiseasesComplex MixturesPolysaccharides

Identifiers

PMID31930148
PMCPMC6942843
OpenAlexW2996127771

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