Nutrition and immune function / edited by Philip C. Calder, Catherine J. Field and Harsharnjit S. Gill.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Calder, Philip C.

Field, Catherine J.

Gill, Harsharnjit S.

Series:

Frontiers in nutritional science ; no. 1.

Frontiers in nutritional science ; no. 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Immune system.

Nutrition.

Natural immunity.

Dietary supplements.

Immune System--physiology.

Dietary Supplements.

Immunity, Innate--physiology.

Immunochemistry.

Nutrition--physiology.

Medical Subjects:

Immune System--physiology.

Dietary Supplements.

Immunity, Innate--physiology.

Immunochemistry.

Nutrition--physiology.

Physical Description:

x, 426 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Wallingford, UK ; New York : CABI Publishing in association with The Nutrition Society, [2002]

Summary:

This book provides a review of the roles of specific nutrients in maintaining the immune response and host protection against infection. It also considers the influence of various factors, such as exercise and ageing, on the interaction between nutrition and immune function. The main emphasis is on humans, but comparative mammalian data are also presented. The contents include methods for studying nutrient-immune function interactions, the impact of undernutrition on immune function and infection, the influences of fatty acids, amino acids, antioxidant vitamins and various minerals on immunity, immunological effects of changes throughout the life cycle, and public health policy implications. The book will be of interest to advanced students and researchers in nutritional science and immunology.

Contents:

Part 1 The Immune System

1. The Immune System: an Overview / G. Devereux 1

2. Evaluation of the Effects of Nutrients on Immune Function / S. Cunningham-Rundles 21

Part 2 Individual Nutrients, Infection and Immune Function

3. Effect of Post-natal Protein Malnutrition and Intrauterine Growth Retardation on Immunity and Risk of Infection / R.K. Chandra 41

4. Fatty Acids, Inflammation and Immunity / P.C. Calder, C.J. Field 57

5. Arginine and Immune Function / M.D. Duff, J.M. Daly 93

6. Glutamine and the Immune System / P.C. Calder, P. Newsholme 109

7. Sulphur Amino Acis, Glutathione and Immune Function / R.F. Grimble 133

8. Vitamin A, Infection and Immune Function / R.D. Semba 151

9. Antioxidant Vitamins and Immune Function / D.A. Hughes 171

10. Zinc, Infection and Immune Function / A.S. Prasad 193

11. Role of Iron in Immunity and Infection / S. Kuvibidila, B.S. Baliga 209

12. Selenium and the Immune System / R.C. McKenzie, J.R. Arthur, S.M. Miller, T.S. Rafferty, G.J. Beckett 229

13. Probiotics and Immune Function / H.S. Gill, M.L. Cross 251

Part 3 Nutrition and Immunity through the Life Cycle

14. Role of Local Immunity and Breast-feeding in Mucosal Homoeostasis and Defence against Infections / P. Brandtzaeg 273

15. Food Allergy / E. Opara 321

16. Exercise and Immune Function

Effect of Nutrition / E.W. Petersen, B.K. Pedersen 347

17. Nutrition and Ageing of the Immune System / B. Lesourd, A. Raynaud-Simon, L. Mazari 357

18. Nutrition, Infection and Immunity: Public Health Implications / A. Tomkins 375.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0851995837

OCLC:

51588593