American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol 33, 212-217, Copyright © 1980 by The American Society for Clinical Nutrition, Inc

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Failure of a large dose of vitamin A to enhance the antibody response to tetanus toxoid in children

KH Brown, MM Rajan, J Chakraborty and KM Aziz

Field studies to determine the effects of a large dose of water miscible vitamin A on selected parameters of children's immunological function were completed in rural Bangladesh. There was no difference between vitamin A treated or control groups in tetanus antitoxin responses after tetanus toxoid immunization or in skin test reactivity to common antigens. Subsequent studies with mice demonstrated vitamin A dose-related antitoxin responses, but the animals required amounts of vitamin that would be likely cause undesirable side effects if administered in similar doses to children.

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