Immunostimulatory properties and antitumor activities of glucans

Structural diversity of fungal glucans

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Anti-Tumor Monoclonal Antibodies in Conjunction with β-Glucans: A Novel Anti- Cancer Immunotherapy

(2012) D. Xiang et al.   CURRENT MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY

Signaling through Toll-like receptor 3 and Dectin-1 potentiates the capability of human monocyte-derived dendritic cells to promote T-helper 1 and T-helper 17 immune responses

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β-glucans reduce LDL cholesterol in patients with myasthenia gravis

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The Role of Culinary-Medicinal Mushrooms on Human Welfare with a Pyramid Model for Human Health

(2012) Shu-Ting Chang et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL MUSHROOMS

Dectin-1-triggered Recruitment of Light Chain 3 Protein to Phagosomes Facilitates Major Histocompatibility Complex Class II Presentation of Fungal-derived Antigens

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Relative Contributions of Dectin-1 and Complement to Immune Responses to Particulate  -Glucans

(2012) H. Huang et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

β-Glucans are involved in immune-modulation of THP-1 macrophages

(2012) Wasaporn Chanput et al.   MOLECULAR NUTRITION & FOOD RESEARCH

C-type lectin receptors orchestrate antifungal immunity

(2012) Sarah E Hardison et al.   NATURE IMMUNOLOGY

Antitumor activity of mushroom polysaccharides: a review

(2012) Lu Ren et al.   Food & Function

Scavenger receptors and β-glucan receptors participate in the recognition of yeasts by murine macrophages

(2011) Szczepan Józefowski et al.   INFLAMMATION RESEARCH

Dectin-1 and Dectin-2 in innate immunity against fungi

(2011) S. Saijo et al.   INTERNATIONAL IMMUNOLOGY

Pharmacological, Structural, and Drug Delivery Properties and Applications of 1,3-β-Glucans

(2011) Benjamin C. Lehtovaara et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY

Modulation of Animal and Human Hematopoiesis by β-Glucans: A Review

(2011) Michal Hofer et al.   MOLECULES

Chemistry, physico-chemistry and applications linked to biological activities of β-glucans

(2011) Laura Barsanti et al.   NATURAL PRODUCT REPORTS

Current findings, future trends, and unsolved problems in studies of medicinal mushrooms

(2010) Solomon P. Wasser   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Immune modulating effects of β-glucan

(2010) E Angela Murphy et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN CLINICAL NUTRITION AND METABOLIC CARE

Concomitant Activation and Antigen Uptake via Human Dectin-1 Results in Potent Antigen-Specific CD8+ T Cell Responses

(2010) L. Ni et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Calcium-Activated Pathways and Oxidative Burst Mediate Zymosan-Induced Signaling and IL-10 Production in Human Macrophages

(2010) E. K. Kelly et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Human Dendritic Cells Activated via Dectin-1 Are Efficient at Priming Th17, Cytotoxic CD8 T and B Cell Responses

(2010) Sudhanshu Agrawal et al.   PLoS One

Robust Stimulation of Humoral and Cellular Immune Responses following Vaccination with Antigen-Loaded  -Glucan Particles

(2010) H. Huang et al.   mBio

β-Glucans and Dectin-1

(2009) S. Vicky Tsoni et al.   Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Chemical characterization, antiproliferative and antiadhesive properties of polysaccharides extracted from Pleurotus pulmonarius mycelium and fruiting bodies

(2009) Iris Lavi et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Anti-angiogenic and Anti-metastatic Effects of β-1,3-D-Glucan Purified from Hanabiratake, Sparassis crispa

(2009) Kyosuke Yamamoto et al.   BIOLOGICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL BULLETIN

Combined yeast-derived β-glucan with anti-tumor monoclonal antibody for cancer immunotherapy

(2009) Jingjing Liu et al.   EXPERIMENTAL AND MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY

β-glucan recognition by the innate immune system

(2009) Helen S. Goodridge et al.   IMMUNOLOGICAL REVIEWS

The effects of β-glucan on human immune and cancer cells

(2009) Godfrey Chan et al.   Journal of Hematology & Oncology

Protective Effects ofN-Acetylcysteine and β -Glucan Pretreatment on Oxidative Stress in Cecal Ligation and Puncture Model of Sepsis

(2009) N. Senoglu et al.   JOURNAL OF INVESTIGATIVE SURGERY

Effects of mushroom-derived β-glucan-rich polysaccharide extracts on nitric oxide production by bone marrow-derived macrophages and nuclear factor-κB transactivation in Caco-2 reporter cells: Can effects be explained by structure?

(2009) Julia J. Volman et al.   MOLECULAR NUTRITION & FOOD RESEARCH

Glucans as Biological Response Modifiers

(2009) M. Novak et al.   Endocrine Metabolic & Immune Disorders-Drug Targets

Anti-tumor metastatic activity of β-glucan purified from mutated Saccharomyces cerevisiae

(2008) Taek Joon Yoon et al.   INTERNATIONAL IMMUNOPHARMACOLOGY

Potential anticancer properties of the water extract of Inontus obliquus by induction of apoptosis in melanoma B16-F10 cells

(2008) Myung-Ja Youn et al.   JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY

Dietary modulation of immune function by β-glucans

(2007) Julia J. Volman et al.   PHYSIOLOGY & BEHAVIOR