Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
12-1-1997
Description
To investigate the effects of (1→3)-β-D-glucan after inhalation, animals were exposed to different forms of glucan and the number of lung lavage cells was determined 24 h after exposure. None of the different forms assayed caused any increase in cell numbers. In animals exposed to endotoxin, all types of cells were increased after 24 h. A simultaneous exposure to curdlan reduced this increase in a dose-related fashion. The results suggest that (1→3)-β-D-glucan-related acute injury to the lung is induced by mechanisms other than those induced by inflammagenic agents such as endotoxin.
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Fogelmark, Birgitts; Sjöstrand, Margarets; Williams, David; and Rylander, Ragnar. 1997. Inhalation Toxicity of (1→3)-β-D-Glucan: Recent Advances. Mediators of Inflammation. Vol.6(4). 263-265. https://doi.org/10.1080/09629359791587 ISSN: 0962-9351
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