Clinical and Physiological Perspectives of β-Glucans: The Past, Present, and Future

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Jae-Suk Choi¹  Khawaja Muhammad Imran Bashir¹ 

[1] Seafood Research Center, IACF, Silla University, Advanced Seafood Processing Complex 606, Wonyang-ro, Amnam-dong, Seo-gu, Busan 49277, Korea;

关键词: anti-obesity;    anti-osteoporosis;    antitumor;    β-glucans;    bioactive polysaccharides;    immunomodulation;   

DOI  :  10.3390/ijms18091906

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

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.

【 授权许可】

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