About the Authors

Yun-Fei Ko

Affiliations Chang Gung Biotechnology Corporation, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China, Biochemical Engineering Research Center, Ming Chi University of Technology, New Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China, Chang Gung Immunology Consortium, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China, and Chang Gung University, Gueishan, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China

Jian-Ching Liau

Affiliation Chang Gung Biotechnology Corporation, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China

Chien-Sheng Lee

Affiliation Chang Gung Biotechnology Corporation, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China

Chen-Yaw Chiu

Affiliation Biochemical Engineering Research Center, Ming Chi University of Technology, New Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China

Jan Martel

Affiliations Chang Gung Immunology Consortium, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China, and Chang Gung University, Gueishan, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China, Center for Molecular and Clinical Immunology, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China, Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Chang Gung University, Gueishan, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China

Chuan-Sheng Lin

Affiliations Chang Gung Immunology Consortium, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China, and Chang Gung University, Gueishan, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China, Center for Molecular and Clinical Immunology, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China, Research Center of Bacterial Pathogenesis, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China, Department of Medical Biotechnology and Laboratory Science, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China

Shun-Fu Tseng

Affiliations Chang Gung Immunology Consortium, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China, and Chang Gung University, Gueishan, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China, Research Center of Bacterial Pathogenesis, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China

David M. Ojcius

Affiliations Chang Gung Immunology Consortium, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China, and Chang Gung University, Gueishan, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China, Center for Molecular and Clinical Immunology, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of the Pacific, Arthur Dugoni School of Dentistry, San Francisco, California, United States of America

Chia-Chen Lu

Affiliations Chang Gung Immunology Consortium, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China, and Chang Gung University, Gueishan, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China, Department of Respiratory Therapy, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China

Hsin-Chih Lai

Affiliations Chang Gung Immunology Consortium, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China, and Chang Gung University, Gueishan, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China, Center for Molecular and Clinical Immunology, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China, Research Center of Bacterial Pathogenesis, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China, Department of Medical Biotechnology and Laboratory Science, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China, Research Center for Industry of Human Ecology, College of Human Ecology, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China, Graduate Institute of Health Industry and Technology, College of Human Ecology, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China

John D. Young

jdyoung@mail.cgu.edu.tw

Affiliations Chang Gung Biotechnology Corporation, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China, Biochemical Engineering Research Center, Ming Chi University of Technology, New Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China, Chang Gung Immunology Consortium, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China, and Chang Gung University, Gueishan, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China, Center for Molecular and Clinical Immunology, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China, Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Chang Gung University, Gueishan, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China, Laboratory of Cellular Physiology and Immunology, The Rockefeller University, New York, New York, United States of America

Competing Interests

Y.-F.K. is President of Chang Gung Biotechnology. J.-C.L. and C.-S. Lee are employees of Chang Gung Biotechnology. J.D.Y. is Chairman of the Board of Chang Gung Biotechnology. The authors have filed patent applications related to the preparation of medicinal mushrooms and their use in humans. This does not alter our adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceptualization: YFK JDY. Data curation: YFK JCL C.S. Lee CYC JM C.S. Lin SFT CCL HCL. Formal analysis: YFK JCL C.S. Lee CYC JM C.S. Lin SFT DMO CCL HCL JDY. Funding acquisition: YFK HCL JDY. Investigation: JCL C.S. Lee CYC C.S. Lin SFT. Methodology: YFK HCL JDY. Resources: YFK HCL JDY. Supervision: YFK DMO CCL HCL JDY. Writing – original draft: JM DMO JDY. Writing – review & editing: JM DMO JDY.