AJCN North Carolina Research Campus
HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
QUICK SEARCH:   [advanced]


     

This Article
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow Purchase Article
Right arrow View Shopping Cart
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Services
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrow reprints & permissions
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via HighWire
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Chandra, R. K.
Right arrow Articles by Au, B.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow Articles by Chandra, R. K.
Right arrow Articles by Au, B.
Agricola
Right arrow Articles by Chandra, R. K.
Right arrow Articles by Au, B.

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol 33, 736-738, Copyright © 1980 by The American Society for Clinical Nutrition, Inc

ORIGINAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS

Single nutrient deficiency and cell-mediated immune responses. I. Zinc

RK Chandra and B Au

The thymus of rats provided zinc-deficient diet weighed less than the thymus of animals fed zinc-containing control diet. The antibody- forming cell response in the spleen was reduced. Cytotoxic response of spleen cells of zinc-deficient mice immunized in vivo was decreased whereas after sensitization in vitro the response was comparable to that seen in zinc-replete animals. Natural killer cell activity and antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity were increased, particularly the former. These observations suggest that dietary zinc intake is an important factor modulating cell-mediated immune responses.


This article has been cited by other articles:


Home page
 BMJHome page
O. Muller, H. Becher, A. B. van Zweeden, Y. Ye, D. A Diallo, A. T Konate, A. Gbangou, B. Kouyate, and M. Garenne
Effect of zinc supplementation on malaria and other causes of morbidity in west African children: randomised double blind placebo controlled trial
BMJ, June 30, 2001; 322(7302): 1567 - 1567.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 J. Am. Coll. Nutr.Home page
M. Kugelmas
Preliminary Observation: Oral Zinc Sulfate Replacement is Effective in Treating Muscle Cramps in Cirrhotic Patients
J. Am. Coll. Nutr., February 1, 2000; 19(1): 13 - 15.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
Copyright © 1980 by The American Society for Nutrition