TY - JOUR AB - Lingzhi (LZ) is a medical mushroom also known as Ganoderma lucidum, which has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for more than 4,000 years and moreover, due to its presumed health benefits and apparent absence of side-effects it has also been widely consumed as a dietary supplement by cancer patients and by individuals diagnosed with various chronic diseases. The reported benefits of Ganoderma lucidum may be largely ascribed to its biologically active constituent polysaccharides and triterpenes known as ganoderic acids having structural similarity to steroid hormones. Laboratory studies have shown that Ganoderma lucidum enhances immune functions and also inhibits growth of various cancer cells both in vitro and in vivo. However, the mechanism by which Ganoderma lucidum exerts its chemopreventive activities remains unknown. In this study, we investigated whether Ganoderma lucidum elicits its anti-tumor effects by suppressing cell growth and inducing antioxidative/detoxification activity in human ovarian OVCAR-3 cells. The results showed that Ganoderma lucidum inhibits cell growth and disruption of cell cycle progression via down regulation of cyclin D1. Chemopreventive activities elicited by Ganoderma lucidum were demonstrated by the induction of antioxidant SOD and catalase as well as the phase II detoxification enzyme NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase 1 (NQO1) and glutathione S-transferase P1 (GSTP1) via the Nrf2 mediated signaling pathway known to provide chemoprotection against carcinogenicity. These findings indicate that Ganoderma lucidum possesses chemopreventive potential contributing to its overall health effects and further suggest that Ganoderma lucidum may have clinical applications as an adjunct supplementary agent in chemotherapy. AD - Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY 10595, USA Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, New York Medical College, Basic Sciences Building, Room 147, Valhalla, NY 10595, USA AU - Hsieh,Tze-Chen AU - Wu,Joseph ,M. DA - 2011/12/01 DO - 10.3892/ijmm.2011.788 EP - 1069 IS - 6 JO - Int J Mol Med KW - Ganoderma lucidum Lingzhi OVCAR-3 cells anti-proliferative anti-oxidative phase II detoxification PY - 2011 SN - 1107-3756 1791-244X SP - 1065 ST - Suppression of proliferation and oxidative stress by extracts of Ganoderma lucidum in the ovarian cancer cell line OVCAR-3 T2 - International Journal of Molecular Medicine TI - Suppression of proliferation and oxidative stress by extracts of Ganoderma lucidum in the ovarian cancer cell line OVCAR-3 UR - https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.2011.788 VL - 28 ER -