AN EXTRACT OF LENTINUS LEPIDEUS AND COMPOSITION COMPRISING THE SAME SHOWING IMMUNE ENHANCING ACTIVITY

摘要

The present invention is related to pharmaceutical composition comprising an extract of Lentinus lepideus prepared by inventive preparation showing immune enhancing and immune modulating activity. The composition according to the present invention are useful in the prevention or treatment of infectious diseases caused by bacteria or virus and treatment of immune-suppressed patients, suppressed immunity due to anti-cancer therapy such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy and the patients suffered from AIDS or cancer and immune enhancing agent. Moreover, present composition can be used in preventing bacterial infection or viral disease such as influenza and also can be used for adjuvants of vaccine.