Zinc-gene interaction related to inflammatory/immune response in ageing

Genes and Nutrition

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 61-75

  Mocchegiani, Eugenio ^a   Malavolta, Marco ^a  

^a INRCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cytokine; Heat Shock protein; Immune response; Inflammation; Longevity; Metallothionein; Polymorphism; Zinc

Indexed keywords

HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 70; INTERLEUKIN 6; METALLOTHIONEIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; ZINC;

AGING; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INTERACTION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFECTION RISK; INNATE IMMUNITY; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFESPAN; LIFESTYLE; LONGEVITY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; REVIEW; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 49749097901     PISSN: 15558932     EISSN: 18653499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12263-008-0085-2     Document Type: Review

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