Histoire des utilisations thérapeutiques de l'amadouvier

Roussel, Bertrand; Rapior, Sylvie; Charlot, Colette; Masson, Christian-Louis; Boutié, Paul

doi:10.3406/pharm.2002.5432

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“…Examples of such possible contaminants are Penicillium , Talaromyces and Cladosporium isolates that have been oversampled in the course of the survey. Fomes fomentarius is known for its role in wood decay and for causing white-rot in plants according to some reports [25]; it has also been used in traditional medicine mostly for its anti-inflammatory and pain-killing properties [26–28]. Wallemia sp.…”

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Isolation of fungi from dead arthropods and identification of a new mosquito natural pathogen

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BackgroundInsects are well known vectors of human and animal pathogens and millions of people are killed by mosquito-borne diseases every year. The use of insecticides to target insect vectors has been hampered by the issues of toxicity to the environment and by the selection of resistant insects. Therefore, biocontrol strategies based on naturally occurring microbial pathogens emerged as a promising control alternative. The entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana is well characterized and have been approved by the United States Environmental Protection Agency as a pest biological control method. However, thousands of other fungi are unexploited and it is important to identify and use different fungi for biocontrol with possibly some vector specific strains. The aim of this study was to identify new fungal entomopathogens that may be used as potential mosquito biocontrol agents.MethodsCadavers of arthropods were collected from pesticide free areas and the fungi associated isolated, cultured and identified. Then the ability of each isolate to kill laboratory insects was assayed and compared to that of B. bassiana.ResultsIn total we have isolated and identified 42 fungal strains from 17 different arthropod cadavers. Twenty four fungal isolates were cultivated in the laboratory and were able to induce sporulation. When fungal spores were microinjected into Drosophila melanogaster, eight isolates proved to be highly pathogenic while the remaining strains showed moderate or no pathogenicity. Then a selection of isolates was tested against Aedes mosquitoes in a model mimicking natural infections. Only one fungus (Aspergillus nomius) was as pathogenic as B. bassiana and able to kill 100 % of the mosquitoes.ConclusionThe obtained results are encouraging and demonstrate the feasibility of this simple approach for the identification of new potential mosquito killers. Indeed, it is essential to anticipate and prepare biocontrol methods to fight the expansion of mosquitoes’ habitat predicted in certain geographical areas in association with the occurring climatic changes.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13071-016-1763-3) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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Isolation of fungi from dead arthropods and identification of a new mosquito natural pathogen

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“…For instance, the tinder polypore, Fomes fomentarius, was used in the 18th and 19th centuries in hemostatic dressings and bandages. 15 The same polypore together with the birch polypore (Piptoporus betulinus), which has had a variety of medicinal and other uses, was found with the body of the famous 5300 year old "Ice Man" ⊥ Dedicated to the late Dr. Monroe E. Wall and to Dr. Mansukh C. Wani of Research Triangle Institute for their pioneering work on bioactive natural products. in a glacier of Italian Alps in 1991.…”

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“…Basidiomycetes, especially polypores, have a long history of medicinal use. For instance, the tinder polypore, Fomes fomentarius , was used in the 18th and 19th centuries in hemostatic dressings and bandages . The same polypore together with the birch polypore ( Piptoporus betulinus ), which has had a variety of medicinal and other uses, was found with the body of the famous 5300 year old “Ice Man” in a glacier of Italian Alps in 1991.…”

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“…22 Hypnophilin ( 9) and pleurotellol (12) act in addition as the plant growth inhibitors. 12 Two other hirsutane derivatives, hirsutic acid (14) and complicatic acid (15), were isolated from the wood-decaying polypore Stereum complicatum. 23 Similar to other hirsutanes with an R,β-unsaturated exomethylene ketone system, complicatic acid (15) showed moderate antimicrobial activity against S. aureus.…”

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Biologically Active Compounds from Aphyllophorales (Polypore) Fungi

2004

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This review describes biologically active natural products isolated from Aphyllophorales, many of which are known as polypores. Polypores are a large group of terrestrial fungi of the phylum Basdiomycota (basidiomycetes), and they along with certain Ascomycota are a major source of pharmacologically active substances. There are about 25 000 species of basidiomycetes, of which about 500 are members of the Aphyllophorales, a polyphyletic group that contains the polypores. Many of these fungi have circumboreal distributions in North America, Europe, and Asia and broad distributions on all inhabited continents and Africa; only a small number of the most common species with the most obvious fruiting bodies (basidiocarps) have been evaluated for biological activity. An estimated 75% of polypore fungi that have been tested show strong antimicrobial activity, and these may constitute a good source for developing new antibiotics. Numerous compounds from these fungi also display antiviral, cytotoxic, and/or antineoplastic activities. Additional important components of this vast arsenal of compounds are polysaccharides derived from the fungal cell walls. These compounds have attracted significant attention in recent years because of their immunomodulatory activities, resulting in antitumor effects. These high molecular weight compounds, often called biological response modifiers (BRM), or immunopotentiators, prevent carcinogenesis, show direct anticancer effects, and prevent tumor metastasis. Some of the protein-bound polysaccharides from polypores and other basidiomycetes have found their way to the market in Japan as anticancer drugs. Finally, numerous compounds with cardiovascular, phytotoxic, immunomodulatory, analgesic, antidiabetic, antioxidant, insecticidal, and nematocidal activities, isolated from polypores, are also presented. In fact many of the fungi mentioned in this paper have long been used in herbal medicine, including polypores such as Ganoderma lucidum (Reishi or Ling Zhi), Laetiporus sulphureus (Chicken-of-the-Woods), Trametes versicolor (Yun Zhi), Grifola umbellata (Zhu Lin), Inonotus obliquus (Chaga), and Wolfiporia cocos (Hoelen).

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“…In the collection of the Royal Armoury (Livrustkammaren), Stockholm, there are a few textiles made of F. Research Communica on fomentarius, as well as a jacket, a cap, and a bag. It has also been used as a styptic by surgeons, barbers, and dentists (Roussel et al 2002;Svanberg 2018). Other taxa used by the locals in Scandinavia are false tinder conk, Phellinus igniarius, used for making tinder (Allen and Hatfield 2004;Linnaeus 1737;Svanberg 2018).…”

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Viking Games and Sámi Pastimes: Making Balls of Fomitopsis betulina

Svanberg

Lidström

2019

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Ethnomycology is the study of the bio-cultural aspects of human-fungal interactions. This article discusses the involvement of the bracket fungus Fomitopsis betulina within the material culture of traditional games. With a particular focus on the Nordic countries, the aim is to review and analyze the use of simple balls made of bracket fungi. We argue that the fungi ball can be considered the precursor of the rubber (and the gutta-percha) ball. Moreover, the replacement of fungi balls with rubber balls marks, to a certain extent, a temporal transition from traditional folk games with roots in pre-industrial society to modern sports in which balls and other equipment received a more standardized shape.

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Histoire des utilisations thérapeutiques de l'amadouvier

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Isolation of fungi from dead arthropods and identification of a new mosquito natural pathogen

Isolation of fungi from dead arthropods and identification of a new mosquito natural pathogen

Biologically Active Compounds from Aphyllophorales (Polypore) Fungi

Viking Games and Sámi Pastimes: Making Balls of Fomitopsis betulina

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