β-Carotene-induced enhancement of natural killer cell activity in elderly men: An investigation of the role of cytokines

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 164-170

  Santas, Michelle S ^b   Gaziano, J Michael ^b   Leka, Lynette S ^b   Beharka, Alison A ^b   Hennekens, Charles H ^b   Meydani, Simin Nikbin ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Aging; Cytokines; Elderly men; IFN ; IFN interleukin 12; IL 12; Interferon ; Interferon ; Natural killer cell activity; Physicians' Health Study; Carotene

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; BETA CAROTENE; CD16 ANTIGEN; CD56 ANTIGEN; CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 12; PLACEBO;

AGED; AGING; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; SOLID TUMOR;

EID: 0031780613     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/68.1.164     Document Type: Article

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