Age-associated changes in immune and inflammatory responses: Impact of vitamin E intervention

Journal of Leukocyte Biology

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 900-914

  Wu, Dayong ^a   Meydani, Simin Nikbin ^a,b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Cyclooxygenase; Immune function; Macrophage; Prostaglandin

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; CERAMIDE; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 6; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADIPOCYTE; CELL AGING; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOREGULATION; INFECTION RESISTANCE; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; INFLUENZA; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SENESCENCE; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; UPREGULATION; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

AGED; AGING; ANIMALS; ANTIGEN-PRESENTING CELLS; DINOPROSTONE; HUMANS; INFECTION; INFLAMMATION; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ANIMAL; T-LYMPHOCYTES; VITAMIN E;

MUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 54249130383     PISSN: 07415400     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1189/jlb.0108023     Document Type: Conference Paper

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