tendency in lowering
total cholesterol values (0.47 mmol/L; p = 0.059). No effects on low density lipoprotein
and high density lipoprotein levels were found. The beneficial effects of oyster mushroom
on blood serum parameters may be attributed to the presence of linoleic acid, ergosterol
and ergosta-derivatives which showed notable activity in oxygen radical absorbance capacity
and cyclooxygenase inhibition assays in vitro.