Interaction between β-glucans and gut microbiota: a comprehensive review.
Study Goal
The researchers aimed to review the effects of Beta-glucans on gut microbiota, including their metabolism, impact on microbial populations, gut infections, prebiotic effects, and fermentation properties.
Results Summary
The study found that Beta-glucans modulate gut microbiota, enhance intestinal fermentation, produce beneficial metabolites, and exhibit prebiotic effects, suggesting therapeutic potential for gut health.
Population
Not specified (general human gut microbiota)
Effective Dosage
Not specified
Duration
Not specified
Interactions
None mentioned
| Intervention | Direction | Endpoint | Population | Dosage | Impact | Claim # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Diet | neutral | composition and function of GMB | humans | - | can regulate | #1 |
Dietary fibers | increase | different health benefits | - | - | can induce | #2 |
Dietary fibers | increase | beneficial GMB | - | - | stimulation of | #3 |
β-glucans (BGs) | increase | therapeutic roles on gut health | - | - | can have | #4 |
β-glucans (BGs) | neutral | GMB | - | - | modulation of | #5 |
β-glucans (BGs) | increase | different metabolites | - | - | production of | #6 |
Gut microbiota (GMB) in humans plays a crucial role in health and diseases. Diet can regulate the composition and function of GMB which are associated with different human diseases. Dietary fibers can induce different health benefits through stimulation of beneficial GMB. β-glucans (BGs) as dietary fibers have gained much interest due to their various functional properties. They can have therapeutic roles on gut health based on modulation of GMB, intestinal fermentation, production of different metabolites, and so on. There is an increasing interest in food industries in commercial application of BG as a bioactive substance into food formulations. The aim of this review is considering the metabolizing of BGs by GMB, effects of BGs on the variation of GMB population, influence of BGs on the gut infections, prebiotic effects of BGs in the gut, in vivo and in vitro fermentation of BGs and effects of processing on BG fermentability.