Age-associated changes in immune function: Impact of vitamin E intervention and the underlying mechanisms

Endocrine, Metabolic and Immune Disorders - Drug Targets

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 283-289

  Wu, Dayong ^a   Meydani, Simin Nikbin ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Immune function; Infection; Nutrition; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; CD28 ANTIGEN; CD3 ANTIBODY; CYCLOOXYGENASE 1; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; GAMMA INTERFERON; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 2; LAT PROTEIN; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3 KINASE; PHOSPHOLIPASE C GAMMA; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROTEIN KINASE ZAP 70; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR AP 1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NFAT;

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; AGING; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL DEFICIENCY; ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; IMMUNE CELL FUNCTION ASSAY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOLOGICAL SYNAPSE; INFLUENZA; INNATE IMMUNITY; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; RISK REDUCTION; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; ANIMAL; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOLOGY; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; T LYMPHOCYTE;

AGING; ANIMALS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HUMANS; IMMUNITY; MICE; T-LYMPHOCYTES; VITAMIN E;

EID: 84924341266     PISSN: 18715303     EISSN: 22123873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1871530314666140922143950     Document Type: Article

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