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ReviewComprehensive reviews in food science and food safety2025

Pleurotus Mushrooms in Nutrition and Health: Clinical and Preclinical Insights for Nutraceutical Development.

Patrícia Lima Araújo, Ediana da Silva Araújo, Erika Mayra de Almeida Barreto, José Luiz de Brito Alves, Kamylla Mylena Souza, Micaelle Oliveira de Luna Freire, Rayane Maria Pessoa de Souza, Fillipe de Oliveira Pereira

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Review in Comprehensive reviews in food science and food safety, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  2. Bioactive Coatings with Antimicrobial Activity fromMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Patrícia Lima AraújoPostgraduate Program in Nutritional Sciences, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, Brazil.
Ediana da Silva AraújoFungi Research Group, Academic Unit of Health, Education and Health Center, Federal University of Campina Grande, Cuité, Brazil.
Erika Mayra de Almeida BarretoPostgraduate Program in Nutritional Sciences, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, Brazil.
José Luiz de Brito AlvesDepartment of Nutrition, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, Brazil.
Kamylla Mylena SouzaPostgraduate Program in Nutritional Sciences, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, Brazil.
Micaelle Oliveira de Luna FreirePostgraduate Program in Nutritional Sciences, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, Brazil.
Rayane Maria Pessoa de SouzaMulticentric Postgraduate Program in Physiological Sciences, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, Brazil.
Fillipe de Oliveira PereiraFungi Research Group, Academic Unit of Health, Education and Health Center, Federal University of Campina Grande, Cuité, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-3081-4174

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pleurotus mushrooms are fungi widely consumed due to their high nutritional value and potential applications as nutraceuticals. Their sustainable cultivation and rich composition of bioactive compounds provide significant health benefits. This review examines the scientific evidence regarding the safety, efficacy, and nutraceutical potential of Pleurotus species, focusing on their effects on various human diseases. The review incorporates findings from preclinical, clinical studies, and nutraceutical formulations related to innovative Pleurotus-based products. Preclinical studies have shown that Pleurotus species can reduce inflammatory markers, modulate gut microbiota, and improve lipid and glucose metabolism. As a result, these mushrooms exhibit potential hypoglycemic, anti-obesity, hepatoprotective, neuroprotective, anti-atherogenic, and anticancer properties, along with possible benefits for preventing Alzheimer's disease. Clinical trials suggest that consuming Pleurotus has a positive effect on metabolic parameters in healthy individuals and patients with chronic conditions. However, the variability among studies and the absence of standardized nutraceutical formulations hinder definitive conclusions about their therapeutic efficacy. Despite the promising potential of Pleurotus mushrooms in the nutraceutical sector, future research should focus on developing standardized formulations, optimizing bioavailability, expanding clinical trials, exploring the diversity of native species, and uncovering the underlying mechanisms of action to establish their practical application as nutraceuticals.

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PMCPMC12406294

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