Diet and Immune Function

• Main Author: Childs, Caroline E (auth)
• Other Authors: Calder, Philip (auth), Miles, Elizabeth A (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020
• Subjects: Medicine; immunonutrition; supplementation; superoxide dismutase (SOD); fermented milk; selenocysteine; dendritic cells; lipoxygenase (LOX); chronic inflammatory conditions; formulation; immune system; cytokines; skeletal muscle; zinc; non-digestible carbohydrates; Toll-like receptor; carbohydrates; fiber; lymphocytes; antibody; infants; liver; macrophage; inflammatory process; probiotic; plant; older people; gut barrier; infection; amino acids; gut; T helper 1 (Th1); immunity; T cells; bioactive peptide; inhibitor of kappa kinase (IKK); inflammation; adhesion molecules; leukocytes; human milk oligosaccharides; vitamin D; food structure; vitamin E; mitogen-activated protein Kinase (MAPK); gut microbiota; weaning; homeostasis; intestinal immune system; extra-cellular signal regulated kinases (ERK); cyclooxygenase (COX); oxidative stress; life course; polyphenols; oligosaccharides; micronutrients; Th17; obesity; tolerance; arachidonic acid; growth factors; anti-inflammation; age-related immunity; prebiotic; biomarker; microbiome; functional foods; immunosenescence; nutrition; molecular mechanisms; metabolism; macronutrients; toll-like receptor 4; sepsis; nutrition guidelines; microbiota; immunomodulation; inflammatory markers; elderly; Th1/Th17 response; adults; reactive oxygen species (ROS); anorexia nervosa; macrophages; autoimmune diseases; fatty acids; T cell; Treg; breast milk; nitric oxide synthase (NOS); chemokines; anti-tumorigenic; metabolites; deficiency; protein hydrolysate; nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells (NF-?B); cancer
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Supporting initiation, development and resolution of appropriate immune responses is key to survival. Many nutrients and dietary components have been purported to have a role in supporting optimal immune function. This is vital throughout the life course, from the development and programming of the...