β-Glucan and Parasites

Immunosuppression caused by parasitic infections represents the foremost way by which the parasites overcome or escape the host’s immune response. Glucan is a well-established natural immunomodulator with the ability to significantly improve immune system, from innate immunity to both branches of sp...

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Autores principales: Vetvicka, V., Fernandez-botran, R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sciendo 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6662018/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31662645
http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/helm-2018-0021
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description Immunosuppression caused by parasitic infections represents the foremost way by which the parasites overcome or escape the host’s immune response. Glucan is a well-established natural immunomodulator with the ability to significantly improve immune system, from innate immunity to both branches of specific immunity. Our review is focused on the possible role of glucan’s action in antiparasite therapies and vaccine strategies. We concluded that the established action of glucan opens a new window in treatment and protection against parasitic infections.
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spelling pubmed-66620182019-10-29 β-Glucan and Parasites Vetvicka, V. Fernandez-botran, R. Helminthologia Minireview Immunosuppression caused by parasitic infections represents the foremost way by which the parasites overcome or escape the host’s immune response. Glucan is a well-established natural immunomodulator with the ability to significantly improve immune system, from innate immunity to both branches of specific immunity. Our review is focused on the possible role of glucan’s action in antiparasite therapies and vaccine strategies. We concluded that the established action of glucan opens a new window in treatment and protection against parasitic infections. Sciendo 2018-07-28 /pmc/articles/PMC6662018/ /pubmed/31662645 http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/helm-2018-0021 Text en © 2018 V. Vetvicka, R. Fernandez-Botran Published by Sciendo http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.
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