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Immunobiology of mild micronutrient deficiencies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2007

P. Bhaskaram
P. Bhaskaram*
Affiliation:
National Institute of Nutrition, Indian Council of Medical Research, Jamai-Osmania P.O., Hyderabad-500 007, Andhra Pradesh, India
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Corresponding author: Dr P. Bhaskaram, fax +91 40 7019074, email [email protected]
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Nutrition is a critical determinant of the outcome of host microbe interactions through a modulation of the immune response. Besides macronutrient malnutrition, deficiencies of several macronutrients also influence immune homeostasis and thus affect infection-related morbidity and mortality. Deficiencies of micronutrients like vitamin A, iron and zinc are widely prevalent among populations living in developing countries. Besides their severe deficiencies, subclinical deficiencies are known to impair biological functions in the host, immune function being one of them. The effects of these micronutrients on various immune mechanisms are briefly reviewed in this article.

Keywords

ZincIronVitamin AImmunity
Type
Research Article
Information
British Journal of Nutrition , Volume 85 , Issue S2 , May 2001 , pp. S75 - S80
Copyright
Copyright © The Nutrition Society 2001

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