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β-glucans and cholesterol (Review)

International Journal of Molecular Medicine, 2018
Hypercholesterolemia is one of primary risk factors of cardiovascular disease, together with metabolic syndrome, hypertension and diabetes. Although progress has been made, the search for novel methods of preventing and treating dyslipidemia is ongoing ...
P. Šíma, L. Vannucci, V. Vetvicka
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A review on pharmacological insights of edible and medicinal mushroom based β-glucans

Applied Biological Chemistry
Mushrooms are considered as health boosting medicinal fungi for hundred years that contains β -glucans mainly β-D-glucose, a bioactive components presents on the cell wall of fungi. β-glucans are not synthesized de novo but has important role in terms of
Mohammad Moniruzzaman, Do Thi Cat Tuong, Sungyeon Chin, Sureshbabu Anjana, Adhimoolam Karthikeyan, Taesun Min, In-Jung Kim   +6 more
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Management of Hypercholesterolemia Through Dietary ß-glucans–Insights From a Zebrafish Model

Frontiers in Nutrition, 2022
Consumption of lipid-rich foods can increase the blood cholesterol content. β-glucans have hypocholesterolemic effect. However, subtle changes in their molecular branching can influence bioactivity.
Adnan Hussain Gora, Saima Rehman, Viswanath Kiron, Jorge Dias, Jorge M. O. Fernandes, Pål Asgeir Olsvik, Prabhugouda Siriyappagouder, Ioannis Vatsos, Ulrike Schmid-Staiger, Konstantin Frick, Miguel Cardoso   +10 more
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Expression and β-glucan binding properties of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) antimicrobial protein (Sp-AMP)

Plant Molecular Biology, 2011
Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) secretes a number of small, highly-related, disulfide-rich proteins (Sp-AMPs) in response to challenges with fungal pathogens such as Heterobasidion annosum, although their biological role has been unknown. Here, we examined the expression patterns of these genes, as well as the structure and function of the encoded ...
Sooriyaarachchi, Sanjeewani, Jaber, Emad, Covarrubias, Adrian Suárez, Ubhayasekera, Wimal, Asiegbu, Frederick O, Mowbray, Sherry L   +5 more
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Anti-infectious and Anti-tumor Activities of β-glucans

Anticancer Research, 2020
Background/Aim: The aim of this study was to directly compare the anti-infectious and anti-cancer effects of five commercially available glucans. Materials and Methods: We used five different glucans isolated from algae, yeast, bacteria, oat, and ...
V. Vetvicka, J. Větvičková
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Chronic alcohol consumption compromises gut barrier integrity and promotes endotoxemia: Implications for sepsis susceptibility in immunocompromised hosts

Animal Models and Experimental Medicine, EarlyView.
Chronic alcohol exposure disrupts intestinal barrier integrity, resulting in a leaky gut and enhanced translocation of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and microbial products into the systemic circulation. Alcohol‐induced endotoxemia drives exaggerated pro‐inflammatory responses, mitochondrial damage, and activation of the cGAS–STING pathway, particularly in ...
Thansita Bhunyakarnjanarat, Chatsuree Suksamai, Dhammika Leshan Wannigama, Kent Doi, Wiwat Chancharoenthana, Asada Leelahavanichkul   +5 more
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PHYSICOCHEMICAL COMPARISON OF COMMERCIAL VS. EXTRACTED β-GLUCANS AND STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION AFTER ENZYMATIC PURIFICATION

Vitae
Background: β-glucans (1-3: 1-4) are soluble fibers applied to foods due to their technological properties (water binding capacity, viscosity, emulsification and stabilization) and their beneficial effects on health.
Sandra Milena VASQUEZ- MEJIA, Alicia de FRANCISCO, Pedro Luiz MANIQUE BARRETO, Bruna MATTIONI, André Wüst ZIBETTI, Luciano MOLOGNONI, Heitor DAGUER   +6 more
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Histochemical determination β-glucans in barley grains [PDF]

, 2019
Barley is one of the oldest cultivated cereals in the world and is classified as a botanical member of the grass family (Poaceae). The primary structural components in the cell wall interiors of the starchy endosperm are (1→3), (1→4)-β-D-β-glucans.
Keber, Urška
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Enhancing Meat Quality Through Dietary Fiber: Insights Into the Gut Microbiota‐Derived Short‐Chain Fatty Acids‐Muscle Axis

Animal Research and One Health, EarlyView.
Dietary fiber (DF) modulates meat quality through the gut‐muscle axis by reshaping gut microbiota, improving intestinal integrity, reducing inflammation, and regulating muscle metabolism. These mechanisms influence muscle fiber characteristics and post‐mortem biochemistry, thereby enhancing tenderness, juiciness, color, flavor, and nutritional value of
Zeshan Zulfiqar, Muhammad Arslan Asif, Layla Al‐Mitib, Nabeela Ashiq, Haojie Wang, Yalei Cui, Boshuai Liu, Shucheng Huang, Yinghua Shi   +8 more
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EphA2 is an epithelial cell pattern recognition receptor for fungal β-glucans

Nature Microbiology, 2017
Oral epithelial cells discriminate between pathogenic and non-pathogenic stimuli, and only induce an inflammatory response when they are exposed to high levels of a potentially harmful microorganism. The pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) in epithelial
M. Swidergall, N. Solis, M. Lionakis, S. Filler   +3 more
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