• Nutrição e sistema imunológico – Artigo 13

    Prevalence of IgG-mediated food intolerance among patients with allergic symptoms BACKGROUND: Food intolerance mediated by food specific IgG antibodies has been implicated in a variety of disorders. OBJECTIVES: To assess the prevalence of food specific IgG antibodies among patients clinically presenting with allergic symptoms lacking laboratory evidence of allergy. DESIGN: Descriptive retrospective cross-sectional study. SETTING: King ...
  • Nutrição e sistema imunológico – Artigo 12

    Presumed Allergic Proctocolitis Resolves with Probiotic Monotherapy: A Report of 4 Cases. The prevalence of allergic diseases has been dramatically rising in the United States and other developed nations over recent decades. Growing evidence suggests a partial role for the microbiome in the development of these allergic diseases. Food protein-induced allergic proctocolitis (AP) (also referred to as cow’s milk protein intolerance or ...
  • Nutrição e sistema imunológico – Artigo 10

    Natural Phyto-Bioactive Compounds for the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes: Inflammation as a Target Diabetes is a metabolic, endocrine disorder which is characterized by hyperglycemia and glucose intolerance due to insulin resistance. Extensive research has confirmed that inflammation is closely involved in the pathogenesis of diabetes and its complications. Patients with diabetes display typical features of an inflammatory process characte...
  • Nutrição e sistema imunológico – Artigo 09

    Immunology of breast milk In the critical phase of immunological immaturity of the newborn, particularly for the immune system of mucous membranes, infants receive large amounts of bioactive components through colostrum and breast milk. Colostrum is the most potent natural immune booster known to science. Breastfeeding protects infants against infections mainly via secretory IgA (SIgA) antibodies, but also via other various bioactive ...
  • Nutrição e sistema imunológico – Artigo 08

    Immune Modulation by Vitamin D and Its Relevance to Food Allergy. Apart from its classical function in bone and calcium metabolism, vitamin D is also involved in immune regulation and has been linked to various cancers, immune disorders and allergic diseases. Within the innate and adaptive immune systems, the vitamin D receptor and enzymes in monocytes, dendritic cells, epithelial cells, T lymphocytes and B lymphocytes mediate the immune ...
  • Nutrição e sistema imunológico – Artigo 06

    Food allergy: Current perspectives. In Allergology International (AI) Vol. 65 Issue 4, we offer a set f reviewarticles entitled “Food allergy: Current perspectives” as well as original articles and letters to the editor. This issue will provide you with a comprehensive review of the latest concepts in food allergy.
  • Nutrição e sistema imunológico – Artigo 05

    Evidence for the essentiality of arachidonic and docosahexaenoic acid in the postnatal maternal and infant diet for the evelopment of the infant’s immune system early in life Long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFA), especially the balance between arachidonic (AA) and docosahexaenoic (DHA) acids are known to have important immunomodulatory roles during the postnatal period when the immune system is rapidly developing. AA and DHA ...
  • Nutrição e sistema imunológico – Artigo 04

    Effect of n-3 fatty acids on the expression of inflammatory genes in THP-1 macrophages Background: Uncontrolled inflammation participates in the development of inflammatory diseases. Beneficial effects of polyunsaturated fatty acids belonging to the n-3 family such as eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) on inflammation have been reported. The present study investigates the basal effects of EPA, DHA and a mixture EPA ...