Houston [US]: A recent study by researchers of UTHealth Houston discovered that using mushroom extract daily helps the immune system in clearing human papillomavirus (HPV) infections.The findings of the research were published in the journal 'Frontiers in Oncology'. The randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase II study was supported by a grant from the National Institutes of Health.
"Our results show that AHCC® supplementation may help most patients eliminate their HPV infection and may decrease the long-term risk of HPV-related cancers," said Judith A. Smith, PharmD, lead researcher on the study and professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. "Through this study, as well as multiple other studies, our research has shown that the AHCC supplement is safe."
