Effects of Sparassis crispa in Medical Therapeutics: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
- Authors
- Le Thi Nhu Ngoc; Oh, You-Kwan; Lee, Young-Jong; Lee, Young-Chul
- Issue Date
- May-2018
- Publisher
- MDPI
- Keywords
- Sparassis crispa; diabetes treatment; cancer therapeutic; anti-inflammatory; anti-fungal; antioxidant activity; meta-analysis
- Citation
- INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES, v.19, no.5
- Journal Title
- INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
- Volume
- 19
- Number
- 5
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/gachon/handle/2020.sw.gachon/3811
- DOI
- 10.3390/ijms19051487
- ISSN
- 1661-6596
- Abstract
- In this study, we investigated the therapeutic potential and medical applications of Sparassis crispa (S. crispa) by conducting a systematic review of the existing literature and performing a meta-analysis. The original efficacy treatment of the mushroom extract is considered primarily and searched in electronic databases. A total of 623 articles were assessed, 33 randomized controlled experiments were included after the manual screening, and some papers, review articles, or editorials that did not contain data were excluded. A comparative standard means difference (SMD) and a funnel plot between control and S. crispa groups were used as parameters to demonstrate the beneficial effects of S. crispa for diabetes and cancer treatment, as well as anti-inflammatory, anti-fungal and antioxidant activities. The meta-analysis was carried out using Review Manager 5.1 software. Although for therapeutic diabetes there was heterogeneity in the subgroup analysis (I-2 = 91.9%), the overall results showed statistically significant SMDs in major symptoms that decreased serum insulin levels (SMD = 1.92, 95% CI (1.10, 2.75), I-2 = 0%), wound rates (SMD = 3.55 (2.56, 4.54), I-2 = 40%) and contributions to an increase in nutrient intake content (SMD = 0.32 (-0.15, 0.78), I-2 = 0%). Simultaneously, the study confirmed the utility of S. crispa treatment in terms of not only anti-cancer activity (reduction of tumor activity and survival of cancer cells I-2 = 42 and 34%, respectively) but also anti-inflammatory, anti-fungal and antioxidant activities (I-2 = 50, 44, and 10%, respectively). Our findings suggest that S. crispa extracts are useful for prevention and treatment of human diseases and might be the best candidates for future medicines.
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