Nutraceutical, Anti-Inflammatory, and Immune Modulatory Effects of β-Glucan Isolated from Yeast

Table 6

Effect of β-glucan on total cholesterol, protein, and blood plasma viscosity of rats exposed to DNCB stress. Values are expressed as means ± SD; . Mean values with similar superscript in a column are statistically nonsignificant . Total cholesterol = mg/dL; protein = mg/mL; blood plasma viscosity = mPas.

Groups	Total cholesterol	Protein	Blood plasma viscosity
Group 1	709.2 ± 10.514	7.34 ± 0.736	1.814 ± 0.069
Group 2	769 ± 23.537	5.24 ± 0.553	3.44 ± 0.301
Group 3	698 ± 35.440	6.52 ± 0.470	2.408 ± 0.463
Group 4	701 ± 19.849	7.2 ± 0.352	2.442 ± 0.394