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Can a “memory boost” for white blood cells help cancer treatments work better?New
A mushroom-derived sugar “trains” bone marrow to make cancer-fighting neutrophils in mice.New
A yeast-derived particle “trains” pancreatic immune cells to attack pancreatic cancer and can boost a checkpoint drug.New
A yeast sugar particle “trains” lung immune cells to block cancer spread by flipping a mitochondrial switch.New
A one-time β-glucan “memory” signal, driven by a switch called MITF, can push certain immune cells to chew up more bone during gum disease and arthritis.New
A single dose of β-glucan “trains” lung immune cells via IFN-γ and neutrophils and makes later lung injury worse in mice.New
A “primer” from yeast (β-glucan) taught innate immune cells to fight leishmaniasis better by switching on IL-32 and training bone-marrow cells.New
Starting oral β-glucan at the beginning of a neuroblastoma vaccine series boosted antibody levels without extra side effects, but it didn’t change how many patients became responders.New
A beta-glucan plus selenium and zinc supplement improved micronutrient status and showed non-significant immune-response trends after influenza or COVID-19 vaccination.New
Yeast Beta Glucan (β-glucan) Optimizes the Immune Response to Prevent Lung Damage During Flu Infection in MiceNew
- Kalafati Innate Immune Training of Granulopoiesis Promotes Anti-tumor Activity 2020
- Dos Santos β-Glucan-Induced Trained Immunity Protects against Leishmania braziliensis Infection: A Crucial Role for IL-32 2019
- Khan β-Glucan reprograms neutrophils to promote disease tolerance against influenza A virus 2025
- Ding Inducing trained immunity in pro-metastatic macrophages to control tumor metastasis 2024
- Geller The induction of peripheral trained immunity in the pancreas incites anti-tumor activity to control pancreatic cancer progression 2022
- Haacke Innate immune training of osteoclastogenesis promotes inflammatory bone loss in mice 2025
- Prevel β-Glucan reprograms alveolar macrophages via neutrophil/IFNγ axis in a murine model of lung injury 2025
- Vuscan Microbial-induced trained immunity for cancer immunotherapy 2025
- Cheung Effect of Oral β-Glucan on Antibody Response to Ganglioside Vaccine in Patients With High-Risk Neuroblastoma 2022
- Rodriguez Effect and Tolerability of a Nutritional Supplement Based on a Synergistic Combination of β-Glucans and Selenium- and Zinc-Enriched Saccharomyces cerevisiae (ABB C1®) 2021