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Glucans and the Poultry Immune System

Jacqueline Jacob — 2017-04-12

American Journal of Immunology, Published online: 12 April 2017; doi:10.3844/ajisp.2017.45.49

With the reduced availability of antibiotics, poultry producers are looking for feed additives to stimulate the immune system of their birds. Some beta-glucans have been shown to improve gut health in...

Cytokines as Adjuvants for Vaccine and Cellular Therapies for Cancer

Christian M. Capitini — 2009-09-30

American Journal of Immunology, Published online: 30 September 2009; doi:10.3844/ajisp.2009.65.83

Problem statement: The development of a potent vaccine that can help treat tumors resistant to conventional cytotoxic therapies remains elusive. While part of the problem may be that trials have focus...

Binding of the scutellarin to albumin using tryptophan fluorescence quenching, CD and FT-IR spectra

Jianniao Tian — 2005-03-31

American Journal of Immunology, Published online: 31 March 2005; doi:10.3844/ajisp.2005.21.23

The binding of scutellarin with bovine serum albumin (BSA) was investigated at three temperatures, 296k, 310K, and 318K, by the fluorescence, circular dichroism (CD) and fourier transform infrared spe...

Lentinan Properties in Anticancer Therapy: A Review on the Last 12-Year Literature

Luca Vannucci — 2017-04-12

American Journal of Immunology, Published online: 12 April 2017; doi:10.3844/ajisp.2017.50.61

The effects of β-glucan in cancer are the most studied biological effects of β-glucan. From all available β-glucans, the most data are available on lentinan, mostly because it is used in clinical p...

β-Glucans and Probiotics

Mattia Pia Arena — 2017-04-12

American Journal of Immunology, Published online: 12 April 2017; doi:10.3844/ajisp.2017.34.44

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...