Table 1.

Serum biochemistries in healthy volunteers.

	Baseline	1 week BßGlucans	4 weeks BßGlucans
	(n = 5)	(n = 5)	(n = 5)
Serum ßglucans
(1,3)-β-D-glucan (pg/mL)	Undetectable	Undetectable	Undetectable
Renal function
Creatinine (mg/dL)	0.86 ± 0.10	0.89 ± 0.12	0.90 ± 0.16
Urea (mg/dL)	23.9 [21.9–52.3]	26.3 [25.6–39.1]	26.8 [24.2–29.9]
Albumin (g/L)	46.02 ± 2.57	45.3 ± 1.48	44.46 ± 2.15
Mineral homeostasis
Calcium (mmol/L)	2.37 ± 0.08	2.32 ± 0.07	2.32 ± 0.05
Phosphorus (mmol/L)	1.29 ± 0.18	1.18 ± 0.16	1.14 ± 0.23
PTH (pg/dL)	56.00 [36.40–58.40]	51.70 [33.00–55.90]	31.9 [30.9–43.2]
Klotho (pg/mL)	925.33 [809.83–1,003.17]	873.17[749.83–1,001.50]	868.00 [819.83–1,010.83]
Inflammation
C Reactive Protein (mg/dL)	0.11 [0.04–0.22]	0.05 [0.04–0.10]	0.10 [0.04–0.13]
IL-2 (pg/mL)	1.37 ± 0.21	1.54 ± 0.26	1.47 ± 0.48
IL-6 (pg/mL)	4.31 ± 0.50	2.91 ± 1.52	3.55 ± 1.05
TNFα (pg/mL)	5.18 ± 3.15	5.20 ± 4.00	3.86 ± 1.47
γ-INFγ (pg/mL)	7.05 ± 1.28	6.31 ± 2.28	3.71 ± 1.73*
VCAM-1 (ng/mL)	2,180.68 ± 117.97	2,130.27 ± 34.16	2,246.75 ± 139.80

Values indicate Mean ± SD or Median (interquartile range). *p < 0.05 vs. Baseline.