Chinese medicinal fungus shows promise in treating idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Cordyceps sinensis (CS) improved mitochondrial dysfunction in bleomycin-induced BEAS-2B cells. (A) Representative transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images of BEAS-2B cells in the control, model, and CS groups. Credit: MedComm – Future Medicine (2024). DOI: 10.1002/mef2.91 A study from China has reported that Cordyceps sinensis (CS), a traditional Chinese medicinal fungus, can ameliorate idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) in mice by inhibiting mitochondrion-mediated oxidative stress. The research, conducted by a team led by Huan Tang and Jigang Wang from the Institute of Chinese Materia Medica at the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, was published in MedComm-Future Medicine. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is Read More