Modulation of immune function by polyphenols: Possible contribution of epigenetic factors

Nutrients

Volumn 5, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 2314-2332

  Cuevas, Alejandro ^a   Saavedra, Nicolás ^a   Salazar, Luis A ^a   Abdalla, Dulcineia S P ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA FRONTERA   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Epigenetic; Immune system; Polyphenols

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA; POLYPHENOL;

BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION; HISTONE MODIFICATION; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOREGULATION; NONHUMAN; REGULATORY SEQUENCE; REVIEW;

EID: 84879922413     PISSN: 20726643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/nu5072314     Document Type: Review

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