Cord-Immune has all the benefits of the traditional Cordyceps; in addition, the presence of cordycepin gives it the extra immune support most practitioners are looking for.

What is Cordycepin?

Cordycepin, or 3’-deoxyadenosine, is a nucleoside analog and a transcription chain terminator.  When cordycepin is introduced to cells undergoing DNA replication, it produces a defective DNA that triggers cells to undergo apoptosis (programmed cell death).  Currently, the Natitional Cancer Institute in collaboration with a pharmaceutical company has initiated a Phase I clinical study of cordycepin as a potential treatment agent.  However, we believe that the whole Cordyceps would be more potent than a single agent. We believe that the synergistic effects of Cordyceps polysaccharides, adenosine, cordycepic acid, and cordycepin would be much greater than those achieved by the use of cordycepin alone.

Fundamental studies on cordycepin

Anti-viral: inhibits the replication of western equine encephalitis virus (1), herpes simplex virus (2, 11), and influenza virus (8).

Anti-bacterial:  inhibits growth of Colstridium spp. without adverse effects on the growth of Bifidobacterium spp.(3).

Anti-fungal:  inhibits Candida albicans and Candida krusei (6).

Immune regulatory:  up-regulates interleukin-10 production and inhibits interleukin-2 production (4).

Apoptotic:  induces apoptosis in ADA-inhibited TdT-positive leukemia cells (5, 7).

Radiation damage enhancement:  inhibits repair of X-ray induced DNA damage (9, 10, 12, 13).



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