Abstract
Foods enriched in β-glucans including oat and edible fungi as well as some purified β-glucans have been shown to reduce atherosclerotic lesions. The multiple mechanisms may be involved to affect several aspects of the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis such as phagocytosis of macrophages, NO production, epithelial cell functions and blood levels of cholesterol. Structurally different β-glucans may have different effects in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. The study of structure-function relationship may provide an approach for optimizing β-glucans to be used in the prevention of atherosclerosis.
Keywords: Atheroslerosis, β-glucans, macrophages, NO production, LDL-cholesterol, Wound healing, phagocytosis, immune resposnes, fungi, plants.
Current Bioactive Compounds
Title:The Possible Mechanisms for β-glucans to Prevent Atherosclerotic Lesions
Volume: 8 Issue: 2
Author(s): Tiphaine Gislette, Kong-Nan Zhao, Wenyi Gu and Jiezhong Chen
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Keywords: Atheroslerosis, β-glucans, macrophages, NO production, LDL-cholesterol, Wound healing, phagocytosis, immune resposnes, fungi, plants.
Abstract: Foods enriched in β-glucans including oat and edible fungi as well as some purified β-glucans have been shown to reduce atherosclerotic lesions. The multiple mechanisms may be involved to affect several aspects of the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis such as phagocytosis of macrophages, NO production, epithelial cell functions and blood levels of cholesterol. Structurally different β-glucans may have different effects in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. The study of structure-function relationship may provide an approach for optimizing β-glucans to be used in the prevention of atherosclerosis.
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Gislette Tiphaine, Zhao Kong-Nan, Gu Wenyi and Chen Jiezhong, The Possible Mechanisms for β-glucans to Prevent Atherosclerotic Lesions, Current Bioactive Compounds 2012; 8 (2) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157340712801784796
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157340712801784796 |
Print ISSN 1573-4072 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1875-6646 |
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