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Glucan–Resveratrol–Vitamin C Combination Offers Protection against Toxic Agents

Biological immunomodulators are routinely evaluated as a natural source of molecules with profound effects on the immune system. They belong to a group of physiologically active compounds, collectively termed biological response modifiers. Most of the studies were focused on immune system stimulatio...

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Autores principales: Vetvicka, Vaclav, Vetvickova, Jana
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3509709/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23202317
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/toxins4111301
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description Biological immunomodulators are routinely evaluated as a natural source of molecules with profound effects on the immune system. They belong to a group of physiologically active compounds, collectively termed biological response modifiers. Most of the studies were focused on immune system stimulation. Recently, they have become the focus of studies seeking molecules that are able to overcome negative effects of various immunotoxins. This paper concentrates on the effects of a glucan/resveratrol/vitamin C combination on immunosuppressive effects of mercury and perfluorinated hydrocarbons. Effects described in this review have strong clinical potential, as environmental contaminants have adverse effects on all aspects of the immune system and represent a serious threat to the health of both humans and animals.
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spelling pubmed-35097092012-12-10 Glucan–Resveratrol–Vitamin C Combination Offers Protection against Toxic Agents Vetvicka, Vaclav Vetvickova, Jana Toxins (Basel) Review Biological immunomodulators are routinely evaluated as a natural source of molecules with profound effects on the immune system. They belong to a group of physiologically active compounds, collectively termed biological response modifiers. Most of the studies were focused on immune system stimulation. Recently, they have become the focus of studies seeking molecules that are able to overcome negative effects of various immunotoxins. This paper concentrates on the effects of a glucan/resveratrol/vitamin C combination on immunosuppressive effects of mercury and perfluorinated hydrocarbons. Effects described in this review have strong clinical potential, as environmental contaminants have adverse effects on all aspects of the immune system and represent a serious threat to the health of both humans and animals. MDPI 2012-11-09 /pmc/articles/PMC3509709/ /pubmed/23202317 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/toxins4111301 Text en © 2012 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This article is an open-access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
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Glucan–Resveratrol–Vitamin C Combination Offers Protection against Toxic Agents
title Glucan–Resveratrol–Vitamin C Combination Offers Protection against Toxic Agents
title_full Glucan–Resveratrol–Vitamin C Combination Offers Protection against Toxic Agents
title_fullStr Glucan–Resveratrol–Vitamin C Combination Offers Protection against Toxic Agents
title_full_unstemmed Glucan–Resveratrol–Vitamin C Combination Offers Protection against Toxic Agents
title_short Glucan–Resveratrol–Vitamin C Combination Offers Protection against Toxic Agents
title_sort glucan–resveratrol–vitamin c combination offers protection against toxic agents
topic Review
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3509709/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23202317
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/toxins4111301
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