Effects of ganoderma lucidum ingestion on lymphocyte subsets and liver functions in basketball players

• Main Authors: Shen-Wen Deng, 鄧仕文
• Other Authors: Shen Yu Xsieh
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2009
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/50550624817254582638

碩士 === 國立臺灣師範大學 === 體育學系 === 98 === Purpose: To investigate the effects of ganoderma lucidum on lymphocyte subsets and liver functions in basketball players. Methods: Subjects were sixteen senior high school basketball players who went through a six-week training program. They were divided into experimental group and control group according to their fitness. Blood samples were collected four time. The first blood sample was taken one week before the training and used as the starting point. The second sample was taken at week two、the third one at week four、and the fourth one at week six. Subjects have to take two capsules of ganoderma lucidum or placebo respectively before each meals for six weeks. The variable examined were lymphocyte subsets (CD3+、CD3+CD4+、CD3+CD8+、CD3-CD19+、CD3-CD16+CD56+) amount、percentage、and liver functions. (ASL and ALT). The statistics were perforced using a mixed design two-way ANOVA. Results: No effective results on amount、percentage、concentration of liver functions were found after taking ganoderma lucidum. Conclusion: During the six-week training program、subjects who took ganoderma lucidum did not improve their immune system even though there was an increase in the amount of and percentage. The changes in liver functions were still within the controllable limits、Thus、ganodorma lucidum can not help to improve the normal function of the liver. Keywords：ganodorma lucidum、lymphocyte subsets、liver functions