Fungal compound could help protect against influenza

Shiitake mushrooms

Source: Rob Hille

A preclinical trial uncovers how beta-glucan, a compound found in all fungal cell wall, can ‘reprogram’ immune cells to prevent lung inflammation from influenza and lower the risk of death by the host immune responses.

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