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ArticleJournal of clinical laboratory analysis1997

Effect of glucan on murine lupus evolution and on host resistance to Klebsiella pneumoniae.

H A Harima, N F Mendes, E M Mamizuka, M Mariano

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Article in Journal of clinical laboratory analysis, 1997. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

H A HarimaDepartamento de Microbiologia, Imunologia e Parasitologia da Universidade Federal de São Paulo-Escola Paulista de Medicina, Brazil.
N F Mendes
E M Mamizuka
M Mariano
Universidade de São Paulo · BRUniversidade Federal de São Paulo · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glucan is a polysaccharide from the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae that stimulates the mononuclear phagocytic system (MPS). NZB/NZW F1 mice were divided into two groups: one group received a subcutaneous injection of 0.5 mg glucan/animal for 1 week, and the other received the same dose for 3 months. No changes were observed in those animals submitted to short-term glucan treatment, whereas animals with active lupus and submitted to long-term glucan administration presented early death, with significant differences in accumulated mortality rates over 33-37 weeks, when compared to controls. No deaths were observed in lupus mice treated with glucan 24 hours before the induction of septic shock by Klebsiella pneumoniae, in contrast to mortality of 95.3% in the control group during the follow-up period of 12 days. We conclude that although glucan is able to exacerbate lupus activity, it enhances resistance to infection in lupus mice.

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AnimalsFemaleGlucansImmunity, ActiveKlebsiella InfectionsKlebsiella pneumoniaeLupus Erythematosus, SystemicMiceMice, Inbred NZBPeritonitisSurvival RateGlucans

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PMID9138108
PMCPMC6760704
OpenAlexW2031678347

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