by jowen | Sep 29, 2018 | Cancer, Immune Response (Stimulates)
J Immunol September 15, 1999, 163 (6) 3045-3052;Yan J Immunol 1999 — Article shows that beta glucan enhances tumor targeting by immune cells when used with certain antibodies. Article also describes beta glucan’s role in (modifying) cancer tumor cells with an iC3b...
by jowen | Sep 29, 2018 | Immune Response (Stimulates)
J Immunol February 15, 1999, 162 (4) 2281-2290; Xia JI 1999 – Article examines the similarities of human and mouse complement receptor 3 (CR3) and describes how beta glucan binds to the Lectin site of the CR3 thereby causing a broad immune response. Read...
by jowen | Sep 28, 2018 | Immune Response (Stimulates)
Cancer Transl Med 2015 — Glucans and Cancer: Historical Perspective. The fact that glucans elicit strong and positive immune responses is well‑established. Since the 1980s, we know that glucans stimulate hematopoiesis and are useful before and during radio‑and...