Research Article

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

Table 7

Data regardingtheskin thickness in rats was measured through 2-factor ANOVA using Bonferroni posttests on different days () at = 0.005 using GraphPad Prism version 5. Control rats showed nonsignificant () variation in skin thickness throughout the study.

Day 0 versus Day 1

DaysDay 0Day 1Difference95% CI of diff. value

Control (G1)2.36002.36002.3842−0.94417 to 0.94417
DNCB (G2)2.40005.56003.16002.2158 to 4.1042
2% -glucan (G3)2.32004.50002.18001.2358 to 3.1242
4% -glucan G4)2.32004.68002.36001.4158 to 3.3042

Day 0 versus Day 3

DaysDay 0Day 3Difference95% CI of diff. value

Control (G1)2.36002.3400−0.020000−0.96417 to 0.92417
DNCB (G2)2.40004.50002.10001.1558 to 3.0442
2% -glucan (G3)2.32004.12001.80000.85583 to 2.7442
4% -glucan (G4)2.32003.88001.56000.61583 to 2.5042

Day 0 versus Day 6

DaysDay 0Day 6Difference95% CI of diff. value

Control (G1)2.36002.44000.080000−0.86417 to 1.0242
DNCB (G2)2.40003.14000.74000−0.20417 to 1.6842
2% -glucan (G3)2.32002.42000.10000−0.84417 to 1.0442
4% -glucan (G4)2.32002.74000.42000−0.52417 to 1.3642

Day 1 versus Day 3

DaysDay 1Day 3Difference95% CI of diff. value

Control (G1)2.36002.3400−0.020000−0.96417 to 0.92417
DNCB (G2)5.56004.5000−1.0600−2.0042 to −0.11583
2% -glucan (G3)4.50004.1200−0.38000−1.3242 to 0.56417
4% -glucan (G4)4.68003.8800−0.80000−1.7442 to 0.14417

Day 1 versus Day 6

DaysDay 1Day 6Difference95% CI of diff. value

Control (G1)2.36002.44000.080000−0.86417 to 1.0242
DNCB (G2)5.56003.1400−2.4200−3.3642 to −1.4758
2% -glucan (G3)4.50002.4200−2.0800−3.0242 to −1.1358
4% -glucan (G4)4.68002.7400−1.9400−2.8842 to −0.99583

Day 3 versus Day 6

DaysDay 3Day 6Difference95% CI of diff. value

Control (G1)2.34002.44000.10000−0.84417 to 1.0442
DNCB (G2)4.50003.1400−1.3600−2.3042 to −0.41583
2% -glucan (G3)4.12002.4200−1.7000−2.6442 to −0.75583
4% -glucan (G4)3.88002.7400−1.1400−2.0842 to −0.19583