International Journal of Molecular Sciences | |
Clinical and Physiological Perspectives of β-Glucans: The Past, Present, and Future | |
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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