ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2017
Clinical and Physiological Perspectives of β-Glucans: The Past, Present, and Future.
Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 83 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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An Evaluation of Proglucamune in the Treatment of Protective Qi
Improving Sarcopenia During Chemotherapy
Who cites it
83 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Effects of yeast β-glucans for the prevention and treatment of upper respiratory tract infection in healthy subjects: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European journal of nutrition · 2021Pooled it
- Trained innate immunity.Immunologic research · 2021Pooled it
- Molecular Biomarkers Related to Oral Carcinoma: Clinical Trial Outcome Evaluation in a Literature Review.Disease markers · 2019Pooled it
- Could β-glucans enhance the immune response to SARS-CoV-2 vaccine by inducing trained immunity and boosting neutralizing antibody production?Frontiers in immunology · 2026Trial
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- β -Glucan Improves Protective Qi Status in Adults with Protective Qi Deficiency-A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, and Double-Blinded Trial.Chinese journal of integrative medicine · 2022Trial
- A comparative study of the productive and physiological effect of beta-glucan and mixture of vitamin C with zinc in heat-stressed Awassi sheep.Open veterinary journal · 2026Article
- Advancing solid-state fermentation with culinary fungi for nutrient-dense, minimally processed, whole-foods and resilient food systems-a narrative review.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Review
- Clinical Outcomes of Oat Beta-Glucan Nutritional Intervention in Ulcerative Colitis: Case Reports of a Female and a Male Patient.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Review
- 'Bioinspired nano-architected chitosan-β-glucan nanocomposite as an elicitor for disease management sustainably'.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Prospective Uncontrolled Interventional Study of Itraconazole and β-Glucans (Veterinary sciences · 2025Article
- β-Glucan and resveratrol mitigate lead induced reproductive toxicity in male mice.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Endophytes of Zingiberaceae: distribution and bioactivity of their bioactive metabolites.Archives of microbiology · 2025Review
- Beta-Glucans in Biotechnology: A Holistic Review with a Special Focus on Yeast.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Comparative Research of Antioxidant, Antimicrobial, Antiprotozoal and Cytotoxic Activities of EdibleFoods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Quantitative detection of β-glucans in Cordyceps species using a validated Congo red assay.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Effects of dietary yeast β-glucan on lactating sows under heat stress.Journal of animal science and technology · 2025Article
- The Role of Gut Microbiota in the Modulation of Pulmonary Immune Response to Viral Infection Through the Gut-Lung Axis.Journal of inflammation research · 2025Review
- Microalgae in health care and functional foods: β-glucan applications, innovations in drug delivery and synthetic biology.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2025Review
23 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
β-Glucans are a group of biologically-active fibers or polysaccharides from natural sources with proven medical significance. β-Glucans are known to have antitumor, anti-inflammatory, anti-obesity, anti-allergic, anti-osteoporotic, and immunomodulating activities. β-Glucans are natural bioactive compounds and can be taken orally, as a food supplement, or as part of a daily diet, and are considered safe to use. The medical significance and efficiency of β-glucans are confirmed in vitro, as well as using animal- and human-based clinical studies. However, systematic study on the clinical and physiological significance of β-glucans is scarce. In this review, we not only discuss the clinical and physiological importance of β-glucans, we also compare their biological activities through the existing in vitro and animal-based in vivo studies. This review provides extensive data on the clinical study of β-glucans.
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