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Structure-Functional Activity Relationship of β-Glucans From the Perspective of Immunomodulation: A Mini-Review [PDF]

Frontiers in Immunology, 2020
β-Glucans are a heterogeneous group of glucose polymers with a common structure comprising a main chain of β-(1,3) and/or β-(1,4)-glucopyranosyl units, along with side chains with various branches and lengths.
Biao Han, Kartik Baruah, Kartik Baruah, Eric Cox, Daisy Vanrompay, Peter Bossier   +5 more
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β-glucans from Agaricus bisporus mushroom products drive Trained Immunity [PDF]

Frontiers in Nutrition
IntroductionMacrofungi, such as edible mushrooms, have been used as a valuable medical resource for millennia as a result of their antibacterial and immuno-modulatory components.
Sarah Case, Tara O'Brien, Anna E. Ledwith, Shilong Chen, Cian J. H. Horneck Johnston, Emer E. Hackett, Michele O'Sullivan, Hugo Charles-Messance, Elaine Dempsey, Supriya Yadav, Jude Wilson, Sinead C. Corr, Sinead C. Corr, Shipra Nagar, Frederick J. Sheedy, Frederick J. Sheedy   +15 more
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Characterization of β-Glucans from Cereal and Microbial Sources and Their Roles in Feeds for Intestinal Health and Growth of Nursery Pigs

Animals, 2023
The objectives of this review are to investigate the quantitative, compositional, and structural differences of β-glucans and the functional effects of β-glucans on the intestinal health and growth of nursery pigs. Banning antibiotic feed supplementation
Hyunjun Choi, Sung Woo Kim
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Potential promising anticancer applications of β-glucans: a review. [PDF]

Biosci Rep, 2023
β-Glucans are valuable functional polysaccharides distributed in nature, especially in the cell walls of fungi, yeasts, bacteria, and cereals. The unique features of β-glucans, such as water solubility, viscosity, molecular weight, and so on, have ...
Noorbakhsh Varnosfaderani SM, Ebrahimzadeh F, Akbari Oryani M, Khalili S, Almasi F, Mosaddeghi Heris R, Payandeh Z, Li C, Nabi Afjadi M, Alagheband Bahrami A.   +9 more
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Immunomodulatory Effect and Biological Significance of β-Glucans. [PDF]

Pharmaceutics, 2023
β-glucan, one of the homopolysaccharides composed of D-glucose, exists widely in cereals and microorganisms and possesses various biological activities, including anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and anti-tumor properties.
Zhong X, Wang G, Li F, Fang S, Zhou S, Ishiwata A, Tonevitsky AG, Shkurnikov M, Cai H, Ding F.   +9 more
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β-Glucans

Encyclopedia, 2021
β-glucans are complex polysaccharides that are found in several plants and foods, including mushrooms. β-glucans display an array of potentially therapeutic properties.
Emma J. Murphy, Emanuele Rezoagli, Ian Major, Neil Rowan, John G. Laffey   +4 more
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Yeast β-Glucans as Fish Immunomodulators: A Review. [PDF]

Animals (Basel), 2022
Simple Summary The β-glucan obtained from yeast—a very important molecule for fish production—activates the immune system of fish by different mechanisms and induces protection against pathogens. However, most previous related studies have focused on the
Machuca C, Méndez-Martínez Y, Reyes-Becerril M, Angulo C.   +3 more
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β-Glucans from Trametes versicolor (L.) Lloyd Is Effective for Prevention of Influenza Virus Infection

Viruses, 2022
Coriolus versicolor (C. versicolor) is a higher fungi or mushroom which is now known by its accepted scientific names as Trametes versicolor (L.) Lloyd. Many studies have shown that β-glucans from C.
Shaohua Shi, Lei Yin, Xuehuai Shen, Yin Dai, Jieru Wang, Dongdong Yin, Danjun Zhang, Xiaocheng Pan   +7 more
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Potent induction of trained immunity by Saccharomyces cerevisiae β-glucans. [PDF]

Front Immunol
Candida albicans cell wall component β-glucan has been extensively studied for its ability to induce epigenetic and functional reprogramming of innate immune cells, a process termed trained immunity. We show that a high-complexity blend of two individual
Vuscan P, Kischkel B, Hatzioannou A, Markaki E, Sarlea A, Tintoré M, Cuñé J, Verginis P, de Lecea C, Chavakis T, Joosten LAB, Netea MG.   +11 more
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Three Different Types of β-Glucans Enhance Cognition: The Role of the Gut-Brain Axis

Frontiers in Nutrition, 2022
BackgroundDietary fiber is fermented in the lower gastrointestinal tract, potentially impacting the microbial ecosystem and thus may improve elements of cognition and brain function via the gut-brain axis. β-glucans, soluble dietary fiber, have different
Minmin Hu, Peng Zhang, Ruiqi Wang, Menglu Zhou, Ning Pang, Xiaoying Cui, Xiaoying Cui, Xing Ge, Xiaomei Liu, Xu-Feng Huang, Yinghua Yu   +10 more
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