The Korean Journal of Parasitology (KJP)

Botryosphaeran, [(1 → 3)(1 → 6)-β-D-glucan], induces apoptosis-like death in promastigotes of Leishmania amazonensis, and exerts a leishmanicidal effect on infected macrophages by activating NF-kB and producing pro-inflammatory molecules

Amanda Cristina Machado Carloto, Bruna Taciane da Silva Bortoleti, Ana Carolina Jacob Rodrigues, Taylon Felipe Silva, Fernanda Tomiotto-Pellissier, Danielle Lazarin Bidóia, Manoela Daiele Gonçalves, João Paulo Assolini, Robert F.H. Dekker, Aneli M. Barbos

Chemico-Biological Interactions.2022; 351: 109713. CrossRef

Leishmanicidal activity of fungal bioproducts: A systematic review

Márcio Thomaz dos Santos Varjão, Alysson Wagner Fernandes Duarte, Luiz Henrique Rosa, Magna Suzana Alexandre-Moreira, Aline Cavalcanti de Queiroz

β-glucans: wide-spectrum immune-balancing food-supplement-based enteric (β-WIFE) vaccine adjuvant approach to COVID-19

Nobunao Ikewaki, Masaru Iwasaki, Gene Kurosawa, Kosagi-Sharaf Rao, Johant Lakey-Beitia, Senthilkumar Preethy, Samuel JK Abraham

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics.2021; 17(8): 2808. CrossRef

β‑glucan vaccine adjuvant approach for cancer treatment through immune enhancement (B‑VACCIEN) in specific immunocompromised populations (Review)

Nobunao Ikewaki, Vidyasagar Dedeepiya, Kadalraja Raghavan, Kosagi-Sharaf Rao, Suryaprakash Vaddi, Hiroshi Osawa, Tomohiko Kisaka, Gene Kurosawa, Subramaniam Srinivasan, Seydunganallu Kumar, Rajappa Senthilkumar, Masaru Iwasaki, Senthilkumar Preethy, Samue

Role of Immune Dysregulation in Increased Mortality Among a Specific Subset of COVID-19 Patients and Immune-Enhancement Strategies for Combatting Through Nutritional Supplements

Kosagi-Sharaf Rao, Vaddi Suryaprakash, Rajappa Senthilkumar, Senthilkumar Preethy, Shojiro Katoh, Nobunao Ikewaki, Samuel J. K. Abraham

Coagulopathy associated with COVID-19 – Perspectives & Preventive strategies using a biological response modifier Glucan

Nobunao Ikewaki, Kosagi-Sharaf Rao, Armando Durant Archibold, Masaru Iwasaki, Rajappa Senthilkumar, Senthilkumar Preethy, Shojiro Katoh, Samuel J. K. Abraham

The preventable efficacy of β-glucan against leptospirosis

Jiaqi Wang, Zhao Jin, Wenlong Zhang, Xufeng Xie, Ning Song, Tianbao Lv, Dianjun Wu, Yongguo Cao, Elizabeth Angelica Leme Martins

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases.2019; 13(11): e0007789. CrossRef

Effect of Immune-Enhancing Enteral Nutrition Enriched with or without Beta-Glucan on Immunomodulation in Critically Ill Patients

Jae Lee, Young Kim, Young Lee, Hyeon Ahn, Minjoo Kim, Minkyung Kim, Min Cho, Younsoo Cho, Jong Lee

Effect of the Medicinal Agaricus blazei Murill-Based Mushroom Extract, AndoSanTM, on Symptoms, Fatigue and Quality of Life in Patients with Crohn’s Disease in a Randomized Single-Blinded Placebo Controlled Study

Stig Palm Therkelsen, Geir Hetland, Torstein Lyberg, Idar Lygren, Egil Johnson, John Green

Evaluation of adjuvant activity of fractions derived from Agaricus blazei, when in association with the recombinant LiHyp1 protein, to protect against visceral leishmaniasis

Nathália Cristina de Jesus Pereira, Wiliam César Bento Régis, Lourena Emanuele Costa, Jamil Silvano de Oliveira, Alanna Gomes da Silva, Vivian Tamietti Martins, Mariana Costa Duarte, José Roberto Rodrigues de Souza, Paula Sousa Lage, Mônica Santos Schneid

Experimental Parasitology.2015; 153: 180. CrossRef

Oral administration of the Aureobasidium pullulans-derived β-glucan effectively prevents the development of high fat diet-induced fatty liver in mice

Shiho Aoki, Atsushi Iwai, Koji Kawata, Daisuke Muramatsu, Hirofumi Uchiyama, Mitsuyasu Okabe, Masahiro Ikesue, Naoyoshi Maeda, Toshimitsu Uede

Oral administration of the β-glucan produced by Aureobasidium pullulans ameliorates development of atherosclerosis in apolipoprotein E deficient mice

Shiho Aoki, Atsushi Iwai, Koji Kawata, Daisuke Muramatsu, Hirofumi Uchiyama, Mitsuyasu Okabe, Masahiro Ikesue, Naoyoshi Maeda, Toshimitsu Uede

Journal of Functional Foods.2015; 18: 22. CrossRef

Stimulation of Macrophages with the β-Glucan Produced by Aureobasidium pullulans Promotes the Secretion of Tumor Necrosis Factor-Related Apoptosis Inducing Ligand (TRAIL)

Koji Kawata, Atsushi Iwai, Daisuke Muramatsu, Shiho Aoki, Hirofumi Uchiyama, Mitsuyasu Okabe, Sumio Hayakawa, Akinori Takaoka, Tadaaki Miyazaki, Yong J. Lee

Modulation of inflammation response to murine cutaneous Leishmaniasis by homeopathic medicines: Antimonium crudum 30cH

Fabiana Rodrigues de Santana, Cidéli de Paula Coelho, Thayná Neves Cardoso, Elizabeth Cristina Perez Hurtado, Nilson Roberti Benites, Marcia Dalastra Laurenti, Leoni Villano Bonamin

Improved β-glucan yield using an Aureobasidium pullulans M-2 mutant strain in a 200-L pilot scale fermentor targeting industrial mass production

Naoyuki Moriya, Yukiko Moriya, Hideo Nomura, Kisato Kusano, Yukoh Asada, Hirofumi Uchiyama, Enoch Y. Park, Mitsuyasu Okabe

Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering.2013; 18(6): 1083. CrossRef

Fermentation of non-sterilized fish biomass with a mixed culture of film-forming yeasts and lactobacilli and its effect on innate and adaptive immunity in mice

Shigeaki Inoue, Kyoko Suzuki-Utsunomiya, Yukako Komori, Akemi Kamijo, Isao Yumura, Koudai Tanabe, Ayumi Miyawaki, Kunimasa Koga

Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering.2013; 116(6): 682. CrossRef

A small scale study on the effects of oral administration of the β-glucan produced by Aureobasidium pullulans on milk quality and cytokine expressions of Holstein cows, and on bacterial flora in the intestines of Japanese black calves

Hirofumi Uchiyama, Atsushi Iwai, Yukoh Asada, Daisuke Muramatsu, Shiho Aoki, Koji Kawata, Kisato Kusano, Koji Nagashima, Daisuke Yasokawa, Mitsuyasu Okabe, Tadaaki Miyazaki

β-Glucan Derived from Aureobasidium pullulans Is Effective for the Prevention of Influenza in Mice

Daisuke Muramatsu, Atsushi Iwai, Shiho Aoki, Hirohumi Uchiyama, Koji Kawata, Yosuke Nakayama, Yasuhiro Nikawa, Kisato Kusano, Mitsuyasu Okabe, Tadaaki Miyazaki, Kevin Harrod

Effects of Sophy β-glucan on growth performance, carcass traits, meat composition, and immunological responses of Peking ducks

X.Y. Tang, J.S. Gao, F. Yuan, W.X. Zhang, Y.J. Shao, F. Sakurai, Z.D. Li