| Mushroom | Biological activity | Study | Reference |
| Agaricus blazei Murill (AbM) | Secretion of IL-8, TNF-α, and NO production by macrophages, inhibition of cancer cell growth, upregulation of expression and secretion of anticancer gene and cytokines IL-23, IL-12, IL-1, MCP-1, G-CSF, and TNF-α, apoptosis, and NK activation | In vitro | [25, 27, 36–40] | Suppress tumor growth and inhibit angiogenesis, stimulate cytokine and leukocyte growth factors production, amelioration of skewed Th1/Th2 balance | In vivo | [26] |
| Agaricus bisporus | Induce apoptosis, inhibit angiogenesis, stimulate TNF-α production by BMM | In vitro | [27] |
| Ganoderma lucidum | Cytotoxic to cancer cells, inhibit cancer cell growth, stimulate T cells, upregulate expression and secretion of IL-1, IL-2, IL-6, TNF-α, and IFNγ, suppress cell motility and angiogenesis, inhibit proliferation and induce apoptosis, downregulate cyclins A and B and upregulate p21 and p27, arrest cell cycle | In vitro | [4, 14, 29, 41–44] |
| Ganoderma tsugae | Inhibit cancer cell growth, downregulate cyclins A and B and upregulate p21 and p27, arrest cell cycle | In vitro | [29] |
| Grifola frondosa | Activate macrophages, stimulate production of IL-1, IL-6, and IL-8, stimulate leukocytes | In vitro | [45–47] |
| Sparassis crispa | Augment immune system, enhance IL-8 synthesis, activate leukocytes | In vitro | [31] | Stimulate splenocytes to secrete cytokines | In vivo | [48] |
| Pleurotus tuber-regium | Stimulate proliferation of NK cells, macrophages, and T cells | In vitro | [32–34] | Maturation of lymphocytes, NK cells, and macrophages, increase weight and size of spleen | In vivo | [32–34] |
| Polyporus rhinoceros | Stimulate proliferation of NK cells, macrophages, and T cells | In vitro | [32–34] |
| Schizophyllum commune | Prolong life of head/neck/cervical cancer patients | Clinical | [30] |
| Trametes robiniophila | Apoptosis, antiangiogenesis, antimetastasis, drug resistance reversal, activation of immune system | clinical | [35] | Apoptosis, G0/G1 cell cycle arrest, and Cell damage | In vitro | [22] |
| Coriolus versicolor | Invoke secretion of cytokines IL-1, IL-2, IL-6, IL-8, TNF-α, and TNF | In vitro | [49] | Improve survival of stomach cancer patients | Clinical | [50] |
| Coprinus comatus | Inhibit cancer cell proliferation | In vitro | [51] |
| Pseudallescheria boydii | Stimulate secretion of IL-12 and TNFα | In vivo | [52] |
| Coprinellus sp. | Inhibit cancer cell proliferation | In vitro | [51] |
| Lentinula edodes | Stimulate secretion of IL-1, IL-2, IL-6, IL-8, TNF-α, and TNF, cytotoxic and cytostatic to breast cancer cells, inhibit proliferation cancer cells, inhibit DNA synthesis | In vitro | [49, 53–55] |
| Flammulina velutipes | Inhibit cancer cell proliferation | In vitro | [51] |
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