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The Effects of Orally Administered Beta-Glucan on Innate Immune Responses in Humans, a Randomized Open-Label Intervention Pilot-Study

RATIONALE: To prevent or combat infection, increasing the effectiveness of the immune response is highly desirable, especially in case of compromised immune system function. However, immunostimulatory therapies are scarce, expensive, and often have unwanted side-effects. β-glucans have been shown to...

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Autores principales: Leentjens, Jenneke, Quintin, Jessica, Gerretsen, Jelle, Kox, Matthijs, Pickkers, Peter, Netea, Mihai G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4182605/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25268806
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0108794