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| Title |
Reduction of depression and anxiety by 4 weeks Hericium erinaceus intake
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| Published in |
Biomedical Research (0970-938X), January 2010
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| DOI | 10.2220/biomedres.31.231 |
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| Authors |
Mayumi Nagano, Kuniyoshi Shimizu, Ryuichiro Kondo, Chickako Hayashi, Daigo Sato, Katsuyuki Kitagawa, Koichiro Ohnuki |
| Abstract |
Hericium erinaceus, a well known edible mushroom, has numerous biological activities. Especially hericenones and erinacines isolated from its fruiting body stimulate nerve growth factor (NGF) synthesis, which expects H. erinaceus to have some effects on brain functions and autonomic nervous system. Herein, we investigated the clinical effects of H. erinaceus on menopause, depression, sleep quality and indefinite complaints, using the Kupperman Menopausal Index (KMI), the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D), the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and the Indefinite Complaints Index (ICI). Thirty females were randomly assigned to either the H. erinaceus (HE) group or the placebo group and took HE cookies or placebo cookies for 4 weeks. Each of the CES-D and the ICI score after the HE intake was significantly lower than that before. In two terms of the ICI, "insentive" and "palpitatio", each of the mean score of the HE group was significantly lower than the placebo group. "Concentration", "irritating" and "anxious" tended to be lower than the placebo group. Our results show that HE intake has the possibility to reduce depression and anxiety and these results suggest a different mechanism from NGF-enhancing action of H. erinaceus. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 84 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 13 | 15% |
| United States | 13 | 15% |
| United Kingdom | 7 | 8% |
| Australia | 3 | 4% |
| Spain | 3 | 4% |
| Japan | 2 | 2% |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1% |
| Belgium | 1 | 1% |
| Brazil | 1 | 1% |
| Other | 2 | 2% |
| Unknown | 38 | 45% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 71 | 85% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 9 | 11% |
| Scientists | 3 | 4% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 1% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 217 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Denmark | 1 | <1% |
| Italy | 1 | <1% |
| Australia | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 213 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 39 | 18% |
| Researcher | 32 | 15% |
| Student > Master | 27 | 12% |
| Other | 13 | 6% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 10 | 5% |
| Other | 26 | 12% |
| Unknown | 70 | 32% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 30 | 14% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 30 | 14% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 19 | 9% |
| Neuroscience | 10 | 5% |
| Chemistry | 9 | 4% |
| Other | 42 | 19% |
| Unknown | 77 | 35% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 321. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 16 March 2024.
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#302
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