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. 2021 Feb 23;13(2):350. doi: 10.3390/v13020350

Table 2.

Mushroom compounds and their antiviral targets against enveloped RNA viruses.

Viruses Mushrooms Compounds Targets or Effects References
Enveloped RNA viruses
Influenza A virus (H1N1pdm09) Pleurotus pulmonarius Polysaccharide fraction Post-treatment effect [18]
Influenza A virus (H1N1) Segmented (-)ssRNA Cordyceps militaris Acidic Polysaccharide Decreased viral titer in bronchoalveolar and lung, increased TNF-α and IFN-γ in mice, and enhanced NO, iNOS, IL-1β, IL-6, IL-10, and TNF-α in cells [19]
Influenza A virus (H1N1 and WS/33) Phellinus linteus Inotilone and 4-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-3-buten-2-one Neuraminidase (NA)
Simultaneous-treatment effect
[20]
Influenza A virus (H2N2) Lentinus edodes Peptidomannan Decreased viral titer and lung consolidation in lung tissue, elaborated IFN level in serum, and increased survival in mice [21]
Influenza A virus (H1N1, H5N1, and H3N2) P. baumii Polyphenols (hispidin, hypholomine B, inoscavin A, davallialactone, and phelligridin D) NA [22]
Influenza A virus (H5N1) P. ignarius Sesquiterpenoid NA [23]
Sesquiterpenoid
Pyrone
Polyphenols
Post-treatment effect
Influenza A virus Ganoderma pfeifferi Triterpenoid (ganodermadiol and lucidadiol)
Triterpene (applanoxidic acid G)
Protection of cells [12]
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) (+)ssRNA Immune Assist 24/7™(L. edodes, G. frondosa, G. lucidum, Trametes versicolor, C. sinensis, and A. brasiliensis) Multiple polysaccharide and heteropolysaccharide Increased CD4+ T-lymphocyte [24]
HIV-1 P. abalonus Polysaccharide Reverse transcriptase [25]
HIV-1 Coriolus versicolor Polysaccharopeptide Interaction of HIV-l gp120 with CD4,
reverse transcriptase, and glycohydrolase
[26]
HIV-1 C. versicolor Polysaccharopeptide (modified with chlorosulfonic acid) Reverse transcriptase and glycohydrolase [27]
HIV-1 Agaricus bisporus Lectin Reverse transcriptase
HIV-1 P. citrinopileatus Lectin Reverse transcriptase [28]
HIV-1 L. edodes Lentin Reverse transcriptase [29]
HIV P. ostreatus Ubiquitin-like Protein Reverse transcriptase [30]
HIV-1 Russula paludosa Peptide Reverse transcriptase [31]
HIV-1 Tricholoma giganteum Laccase Reverse transcriptase [32]
HIV-1 P. nebrodensis Nebrodeolysin HIV-induced syncytia formation in cells [33]
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) (+)ssRNA P. ostreatus Laccase Pre-, co-, post- treatment effect [34]
HCV A. bisporus Tyrosinases NS3, NS4A, and NS5A [35]