Medical Applications of Beta-Glucan

Author(s): Betül Gürünlü

DOI: 10.2174/9789815039238122010006

Beta Glucan in Allergical Diseases: Rhinitis, Asthma, Eczema

Pp: 35-46 (12)

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Abstract

SHS investigation development is considered from the geographical and historical viewpoint. 3 stages are described. Within Stage 1 the work was carried out in the Department of the Institute of Chemical Physics in Chernogolovka where the scientific discovery had been made. At Stage 2 the interest to SHS arose in different cities and towns of the former USSR. Within Stage 3 SHS entered the international scene. Now SHS processes and products are being studied in more than 50 countries.

Abstract

Allergic diseases are one of the most common illnesses, and their incidence
is gradually increasing. There are a plenty of studies targeting the effect of β-glucan
polysaccharides on allergies with symptoms such as rhinitis, post nasal drip,
conjunctivitis, cough, fatigue, itchy throat and eyes, and physical pain. Most of the
allergic diseases emerged due to the result of disorders of the immune system,
primarily deterioration in the balance of the answer of Th1/Th2 lymphocytes towards
Th2.

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