Research ArticleOpen accessIn the author namesβ-Glucans and ProbioticsMattia Pia Arena, Giuseppe Spano, Daniela FioccoIn the recent decades, several health-promoting features have been ascribed to β-glucans. Biological properties such as anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory and immune-modulating activity have been claimed for these polysaccharides. Moreover, when β-glucans were used in association with probiotic bacteria, prebiotic effects have been demonstrated, due to their ability to enhance growth, metabolism and/or beneficial activities of probiotics. This review shall present an … …American Journal of Immunology, Vol. 13, Issue 1 · 12 Apr 2017 · 9,145 accessesView PDFCite