The objective of this study was to investigate the immunomodulatory and anti-tumor effects of Antrodia cinnamomea fruiting bodies using a hepatoma-bearing mouse model. Oral administration of high (100 mg/kg B.W.) and medium (33 mg/kg B.W.) doses of A. cinnamomea fruiting bodies significantly increased the life spun of ATCC BNL IMEA.7R.1 hepatoma-bearing mice (3×10^2 cells/mouse) by 47.4 and 57.1%, respectively. In naive (un-injected with tumor cells) mice, orally administered A. cinnamomea fruiting bodies at high, medium, and low (11 mg/kg B. W.) doses significantly enhanced the production of TNF-α by peritoneal macrophages (p<0.05). Oral administration of A. cinnamomea fruiting bodies at medium and low doses also significantly enhanced the production of nitric oxide by peritoneal macrophages (p<0.05). In addition, peritoneal macrophages obtained from A. cinnamomea fruiting bodies-fed naive mice had increased cytotoxicity against hepatoma cells. In hepatoma-bearing mice, oral administration of A. cinnamomea fruiting bodies significantly increased the serum levels of tumor-specific IgG (p<0.05). Splenocytes obtained from A. cinnanmomea fruiting bodies-fed heputoma-bearing mice had increased tumor-specific proliferation and upregulated production of IFN-γ, IL-2, and TNF-α, as well as enhanced cytotoxicity against hepatoma cells, These results indicated that A. cinnamomea fruiting bodies carried out anti-tumor activity by activating both non-specific and tumor-specific immunity.
The objective of this study was to investigate the immunomodulatory and anti-tumor effects of Antrodia cinnamomea fruiting bodies using a hepatoma-bearing mouse model. Oral administration of high (100 mg/kg B.W.) and medium (33 mg/kg B.W.) doses of A. cinnamomea fruiting bodies significantly increased the life spun of ATCC BNL IMEA.7R.1 hepatoma-bearing mice (3×10^2 cells/mouse) by 47.4 and 57.1%, respectively. In naive (un-injected with tumor cells) mice, orally administered A. cinnamomea fruiting bodies at high, medium, and low (11 mg/kg B. W.) doses significantly enhanced the production of TNF-α by peritoneal macrophages (p<0.05). Oral administration of A. cinnamomea fruiting bodies at medium and low doses also significantly enhanced the production of nitric oxide by peritoneal macrophages (p<0.05). In addition, peritoneal macrophages obtained from A. cinnamomea fruiting bodies-fed naive mice had increased cytotoxicity against hepatoma cells. In hepatoma-bearing mice, oral administration of A. cinnamomea fruiting bodies significantly increased the serum levels of tumor-specific IgG (p<0.05). Splenocytes obtained from A. cinnanmomea fruiting bodies-fed heputoma-bearing mice had increased tumor-specific proliferation and upregulated production of IFN-γ, IL-2, and TNF-α, as well as enhanced cytotoxicity against hepatoma cells, These results indicated that A. cinnamomea fruiting bodies carried out anti-tumor activity by activating both non-specific and tumor-specific immunity.