Beta Glucan Improves White Blood Cell Health after Radiation

Beta glucan enhanced the survival rate and improved the white blood cell recovery rate in mice exposed to radiation, a recent study in the journal Blood reports.

The current study sought to confirm past findings as well as to identify Beta 1, 3-D glucan’s mechanism of action.

When beta glucan was given orally it significantly enhanced the survival of animals receiving a lethal dose of radiation after stem cell transplantation. Forty days following radiation exposure, approximately 30 percent of mice treated with beta glucan survived compared with only 3 percent of the untreated animals.

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