Abstract:The immunologic effects of Tricholoma matsutake water extract (TMWE) and Tricholoma matsutake water extract- crude protein (TMWE-CP) extracted from wild Tricholoma matsutake (T. matsutake) in Changbai Mountain with low temperature water, were investigated based on the immunosuppressed male BALB/C mice induced by cyclophosphamide (CTX). Compared with the immunosuppressed model control group, the experimental results showed that TMWE and TMWE-CP could slow down the decline of body weight, increased the splenic and thymic indices and alleviated the morpho-pathological characteristics of spleen exposed to CTX. TMWE and TMWE-CP could enhance and restore carbon particle scavenging ability, delayed type hypersensitivity, and splenic lymphocyte proliferation activity of BALB/C mice. The serum levels of IgG, IgM and serum half-hemolysis concentration of both groups were significantly increased (P<0.05). Therefore, they could enhance the immune ability of immunosuppressed mice from non-specific immunity, cellular immunity and humoral immunity. In addition, compared with TMWE group, TMWE-CP had more significant immunomodulatory effects in cellular immunity (delayed type hypersensitivity and splenic lymphocyte proliferation activity) and humoral immunity (serum half-hemolysis concentration and serum levels of IgG, IgM) (P<0.05), while TMWE group could better enhance non-specific immunity (immune organ index and carbon particle scavenging ability). In conclusion, TMWE and TMWE-CP might be used as potential natural immunomodulator of T. matsutake, and has wide application prospects in the utilization and development of effectivity-specific health products and immunomodulating agent of T. matsutake.