Nutrition and Immunity with Emphasis on Infection and Autoimmune Disease

摘要: Nutrition and nutritional status can have profound effects on immune functions, resistance to infection autoimmunity in man other animals. Nutrients enhance or depress function depending the nutrient level of its intake. Protein-energy malnutrition vitamin A deficiency are strongly associated with impaired immunity infectious disease. The essential role plays maintenance mucosal surfaces has long been known. Recent evidence shows that T-cell subpopulations, cytokines antibody subclasses all affected by A. In animal studies supplementation E protects against is linked stimulatory system. anti-oxidants increase number CD4+ cells. Dietary lipids zinc a substantial impact from protective potentiation immunopathological processes There considerable potential modify human autoimmune disease manipulati...