Table 1. Mean concentration of C-reactive protein, albumin and lysozyme in saliva of children at baseline (day 1) and after completion of oral administration of glucan (day 30).

	GL 1 (n=21)	GL 2 (n=21)	C 1 (n=19)	C 2 (n=19)
CRP (mg/L)	2.04±3.09	5.75±2.34	4.47±3.31	4.47±2.82
ALBUMIN (mg/L)	95.5±3.4	63.1±2.5	100.0±2.45	60.3±2.7
LYSOZYME (mg/L)	16.2±3.2	24.6±3.2	13.5±3.8	7.6±2.6

GL 1 represents glucan group at day 1; GL 2 at day 30. C 1 represents control (placebo) group at day 1; C 2 at day 30.