Immune support by micronutrients is historically based on vitamin C deficiency and
supplementation in scurvy in early times. It has since been established that the complex …

Zinc (Zn) is an essential micronutrient for basic cell activities such as cell growth,
differentiation, and survival. Zn deficiency depresses both innate and adaptive immune …

Infection and inflammation produce systemic responses that include hypozincemia and
hypoferremia. The latter involves regulation of the iron transporter ferroportin 1 by hepcidin …

▪ Abstract Thymic atrophy, lymphopenia, and compromised cell-and antibody-mediated
responses that cause increased rates of infections of longer duration are the immunological …

Zinc (Zn) is an essential heavy metal that is incorporated into a number of human Zn
metalloproteins. Zn plays important roles in nucleic acid metabolism, cell replication, and …

Recent years have brought a paradigm shift for the role of the essential trace element zinc in
immunity. Although its function as a structural component of many enzymes has been known …

A functional immune system is essential for healthy life. This is achieved by the coordinate
activation and interaction of different immune cells. One should be aware that activation of …

Although it is widely recognized that essential trace elements are required for the
differentiation, activation and performance of numerous functions of immune cells, the …

Zinc (Zn) is an essential nutrient required for cell growth, differentiation, and survival, and its
deficiency causes growth retardation, immunodeficiency, and other health problems …

Zinc is an essential trace element and catalytic/structural component used by many
metalloenzymes and transcription factors. Recent studies indicate a possible correlation of …