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The effects of chitin-glucan (CG) on early atherosclerosis, cardiac production of superoxide anion, and hepatic antioxidant enzymes were studied in an animal model of atherosclerosis. Three groups of 12 hamsters were fed an atherogenic diet for 12 weeks. They received by gavage either water (control group) or CG in water at a dose of 21.4 [...]

The effects of chitin-glucan on early atherosclerosis and cardiac production of superoxide anion and hepatic antioxidant enzymes were evaluated in a hamster model of nutritionally induced atherosclerosis, a model similar in many respects to human atheroma, with all signs of high oxidative stress. The study showed that regular consumption of chitin-glucan is efficient in preventing [...]

Recent studies have provided new evidence that alterations in the composition of the gut microbiota – known as dysbiosis – participate in the development of obesity. The aim of the present study was to investigate the ability of chitin-glucan (CG) from a fungal source to modulate both the gut microbiota and glucose and lipid metabolism [...]

Chitin-glucan is an insoluble biopolymer, composed of chitin and beta-(1,3)-D-glucan, that is a component of the fungal cell wall. This study was conducted to assess the safety of chitin-glucan from the mycelium of Aspergillus niger (Artinia brand) for use as dietary supplement and food ingredient. Chitin-glucan was fed to Wistar rats (20/sex/group) at dietary levels [...]