reishi is shown to reduce nf-kappa b. Nf-kappa b is responsible for inflammation in the body. So - taking reishi should help with any kind of inflammation in the body, or anything going wrong because of the up regulation of nf-kappa b.
reishi makes cisplatin work better
Ganoderma lucidum exerts anti-tumor effects on ovarian cancer cells and enhances their sensitivity to cisplatin.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21399867
nf-kappa b
Risk of ovarian cancer and the NF-κB pathway: genetic association with IL1A and TNFSF10.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24272484
Genomics of the NF-κB signaling pathway: hypothesized role in ovarian cancer.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21359843
Recent insights into the role of NF-kappaB in ovarian carcinogenesis
http://genomemedicine.com/content/2/8/56
Tracking NF-κB activity in tumor cells during ovarian cancer progression in a syngeneic mouse model
http://www.ovarianresearch.com/content/6/1/63
Reishi
Suppression of proliferation and oxidative stress by extracts of Ganoderma lucidum in the ovarian cancer cell line OVCAR-3.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21887458
Medicinal Mushrooms Support Cancer Treatment
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/29068.php
reishi helps with anti-cancer drugs damage
A water-soluble extract from cultured medium of Ganoderma lucidum (Reishi) mycelia attenuates the small intestinal injury induced by anti-cancer drugs
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3436462/
maitake
http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Ovarian-Cancer/Alan-Maitake-does-work-/show/551926
The effects of β-glucan on human immune and cancer cells
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2704234/
Maitake beta-glucan promotes recovery of leukocytes and myeloid cell function in peripheral blood from paclitaxel hematotoxicity
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3268513/
AHCC
Disruption of endothelial adherens junction by invasive breast cancer cells is mediated by reactive oxygen species and is attenuated by AHCC.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24211779
Agaricus blazei Murrill
The Medicinal Mushroom Agaricus blazei Murrill: Review of Literature and Pharmaco-Toxicological Problems
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2249742/
Natural killer cell activity and quality of life were improved by consumption of a mushroom extract, Agaricus blazei Murill Kyowa, in gynecological cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.