Future role of micronutrients on immune functions

The future is bright in the field of micronutrients and immunity. New advances in technology now permit the design of many new research studies, and an increased application of the findings to clinical and public health practices. More investigators will need to be trained in the fundamentals of bot...

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Published in:Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1990, Vol.587 (1), p.267-274
Main Author: Beisel, W.R. (Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD)
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Biological and medical sciences
CARENCE EN OLIGOELEMENT
DEFICIENCE IMMUNOLOGIQUE
DEFICIENCIA DE OLIGOELEMENTOS
DEFICIENCIA INMUNOLOGICA
DIET
DIETA
Forecasting
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Fundamental immunology
Health Education
HUMAN NUTRITION
Humans
IMMUNITE
IMMUNITY
Immunity - physiology
Immunobiology
IMMUNOLOGICAL DEFICIENCY
INMUNIDAD
INVESTIGACION
MALNUTRICION
MALNUTRITION
Modulation of the immune response (stimulation, suppression)
NUTRICION HUMANA
Nutrition Disorders - diagnosis
Nutrition Disorders - immunology
NUTRITION HUMAINE
Nutritional Requirements
PUBLIC HEALTH
RECHERCHE
RECOMMENDED DIETARY ALLOWANCES
REGIME ALIMENTAIRE
SALUD PUBLICA
SANTE PUBLIQUE
TRACE ELEMENT DEFICIENCIES
Trace Elements - physiology
Vitamins - physiology
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Summary:The future is bright in the field of micronutrients and immunity. New advances in technology now permit the design of many new research studies, and an increased application of the findings to clinical and public health practices. More investigators will need to be trained in the fundamentals of both nutritional and immunological sciences. More basic information will be needed in both fields, but the scientific and clinical values of merging these two fields are already well established. The development of additional animal models will be needed to dissect out the role of each essential micronutrient and its potential importance in each step of the immune response. Based on future studies, new RDAs must be formulated and applied widely in medical and public health practices and in public education.
ISSN:0077-8923
1749-6632
DOI:10.1111/j.1749-6632.1990.tb00154.x