Zinc homeostasis is crucial for an adequate function of the immune system. Zinc deficiency
as well as zinc excess result in severe disturbances in immune cell numbers and activities …

Patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) have infections more often than those without DM. The
course of the infections is also more complicated in this patient group. One of the possible …

Inflammation is associated with a number of chronic conditions, such as cancer and
cardiovascular disease. Reducing inflammation may help prevent or treat these conditions …

Zn is an essential trace element for all organisms. In human subjects body growth and
development is strictly dependent on Zn. The nervous, reproductive and immune systems …

Zinc is known to be essential for all highly proliferating cells in the human body, especially
the immune system. A variety of in vivo and in vitro effects of zinc on immune cells mainly …

Although the intriguing role of zinc as an essential trace element for immune function is well
established, particular progress in determining the molecular principles of action of this ion …

Elderly persons are more susceptible to bacterial and virus infections and neoplasias than
young adults. This is related to an impaired immune response. Lymphocytes of the elderly …

Cytosolic alterations of calcium ion concentrations are an integral part of signal transduction.
Similar functions have been hypothesized for other metal ions, in particular zinc (Zn 2+), but …

The availability of zinc has a regulatory role in the immune system. It can have either pro-or
anti-inflammatory effects, which both seem to be a consequence of a direct interaction of …

The trace element zinc affects several aspects of immune function, such as the release of
proinflammatory cytokines from monocytes. We investigated the role of cyclic nucleotide …