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Effects of chitosan on serum cytokine levels in elderly subjects
- In: SIG Natural Substances - Posters
- At: Beijing (China) (2007)
- Type: Poster
- Poster code: NS-P-061
- By: BAEK, Kyung-Sin (School of Pharmacy, Kyung-Hee University, Seoul, South-Korea)
- Co-author(s): Kim, Young-Hee (School of Pharmacy, Kyung-Hee University, SEOUL, South-Korea)
Chong, Se-Young (School of Pharmacy, Kyung-Hee University, SEOUL, South-Korea) - Abstract:
Chitosan is prepared by chemical N-acetylglucosamine of chitin. To evaluate the effect of chitosan on serum cytokine levels in elderly adults after oral intake, 5.1 g/day of free amino chitosan was given to elderly (age range 74~86, mean 80 ± 3) volunteers during an 8 week-experimental period. IL-2, IL-4, TNF-α levels were significantly ..
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