Open AccessThe Role of the Status of Selected Micronutrients in Shaping the Immune Function
Author(s) -
Ibrahim Elmadfa,
Alexa Meyer
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
endocrine, metabolic and immune disorders. drug targets
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.518
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 2212-3873
pISSN - 1871-5303
DOI - 10.2174/1871530319666190529101816
Subject(s) - immune system , biology , immunity , micronutrient , t cell , immunology , immune tolerance , microbiology and biotechnology , chemistry , organic chemistry
This narrative review gives an overview on the essential role of adequate nutrition to an optimally functioning immune defence. Micronutrients act as regulators of the immune response, with the focus of this review on the immunomodulatory effects of the trace elements iron, zinc and selenium, and the vitamins A, D, E, C, B6 and B12 and folic acid.