Metabolic effects of inflammation on vitamin A and carotenoids in humans and animal models

Advances in Nutrition

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 197-212

  Rubin, Lewis P ^a   Ross, A Catharine ^b   Stephensen, Charles B ^c   Bohn, Torsten ^d   Tanumihardjo, Sherry A ^e  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^d LUXEMBOURG INSTITUTE OF HEALTH   (Luxembourg)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Cytokines; Infection; Retinol; Retinol binding protein; Sequestration; Urinary loss

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; RETINOL;

ANIMAL; BLOOD; COMPLICATION; DISEASE MODEL; DOSE RESPONSE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; RETINOL DEFICIENCY;

ANIMALS; CAROTENOIDS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY;

EID: 85020201554     PISSN: 21618313     EISSN: 21565376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/an.116.014167     Document Type: Review

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