"beta-Glucans" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Glucose polymers consisting of a backbone of beta(1->3)-linked beta-D-glucopyranosyl units with beta(1->6) linked side chains of various lengths. They are a major component of the CELL WALL of organisms and of soluble DIETARY FIBER.
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D047071
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D09.698.365.089
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| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "beta-Glucans" by people in Profiles.
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Afrin H, Esquivel SV, Kumar R, Zahid MI, Oporeza B, Rahman MF, Boland T, Nurunnabi M. ?-Glucan-Mediated Oral Codelivery of 5FU and Bcl2 siRNA Attenuates Stomach Cancer. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2023 Jul 12; 15(27):32188-32200.
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Esquivel SV, Bhatt HN, Diwan R, Habib A, Lee WY, Khatun Z, Nurunnabi M. ?-Glucan and Fatty Acid Based Mucoadhesive Carrier for Gastrointestinal Tract Specific Local and Sustained Drug Delivery. Biomolecules. 2023 04 28; 13(5).
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Chowdhury AS, Geetha Bai R, Islam T, Abir M, Narayan M, Khatun Z, Nurunnabi M. Bile acid linked ?-glucan nanoparticles for liver specific oral delivery of biologics. Biomater Sci. 2022 May 31; 10(11):2929-2939.
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Islam T, Huda MN, Ahsan MA, Afrin H, Joseph J Salazar C, Nurunnabi M. Theoretical and Experimental Insights into the Possible Interfacial Interactions between ?-Glucan and Fat Molecules in Aqueous Media. J Phys Chem B. 2021 12 23; 125(50):13730-13743.
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Lee DY, Nurunnabi M, Kang SH, Nafiujjaman M, Huh KM, Lee YK, Kim YC. Oral Gavage Delivery of PR8 Antigen with ?-Glucan-Conjugated GRGDS Carrier to Enhance M-Cell Targeting Ability and Induce Immunity. Biomacromolecules. 2017 04 10; 18(4):1172-1179.
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Pieper R, Jha R, Rossnagel B, Van Kessel AG, Souffrant WB, Leterme P. Effect of barley and oat cultivars with different carbohydrate compositions on the intestinal bacterial communities in weaned piglets. FEMS Microbiol Ecol. 2008 Dec; 66(3):556-66.
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Hofstetter HH, Grau C, Buttmann M, Forsthuber TG, Gaupp S, Toyka KV, Gold R. The PLPp-specific T-cell population promoted by pertussis toxin is characterized by high frequencies of IL-17-producing cells. Cytokine. 2007 Oct; 40(1):35-43.
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Queenan KM, Stewart ML, Smith KN, Thomas W, Fulcher RG, Slavin JL. Concentrated oat beta-glucan, a fermentable fiber, lowers serum cholesterol in hypercholesterolemic adults in a randomized controlled trial. Nutr J. 2007 Mar 26; 6:6.