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β-Glucans and Probiotics

Mattia Pia Arena1, Giuseppe Spano1 and Daniela Fiocco1
  • 1 University of Foggia, Italy

Abstract

In the recent decades, several health-promoting features have been ascribed to β-glucans. Biological properties such as anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory and immune-modulating activity have been claimed for these polysaccharides. Moreover, when β-glucans were used in association with probiotic bacteria, prebiotic effects have been demonstrated, due to their ability to enhance growth, metabolism and/or beneficial activities of probiotics. This review shall present an overview of those studies, which have documented the diverse health-benefits of β-glucans and their association with probiotics.

American Journal of Immunology
Volume 13 No. 1, 2017, 34-44

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3844/ajisp.2017.34.44

Submitted On: 15 November 2016 Published On: 12 April 2017

How to Cite: Arena, M. P., Spano, G. & Fiocco, D. (2017). β-Glucans and Probiotics. American Journal of Immunology, 13(1), 34-44. https://doi.org/10.3844/ajisp.2017.34.44

Open AccessCopyright: © 2017 Mattia Pia Arena, Giuseppe Spano and Daniela Fiocco. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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Keywords

  • β-Glucans
  • Probiotic
  • Prebiotic
  • Synbiotic
  • Immune-Modulation