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Feeding Our Immune System : Impact on Metabolism
Joint Authors
Grangette, Corinne
Delacre, Myriam
Verwaerde, Claudie
Delanoye, Anne
Viltart, Odile
Wolowczuk, Isabelle
Pot, Bruno
Source
Clinical and Developmental Immunology
Issue
Vol. 2008, Issue 2008 (31 Dec. 2008), pp.1-19, 19 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2008-02-25
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
19
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Endogenous intestinal microflora and environmental factors, such as diet, play a central role in immune homeostasis and reactivity.
In addition, microflora and diet both influence body weight and insulin-resistance, notably through an action on adipose cells.
Moreover, it is known since a long time that any disturbance in metabolism, like obesity, is associated with immune alteration, for example, inflammation.
The purpose of this review is to provide an update on how nutrients-derived factors (mostly focusing on fatty acids and glucose) impact the innate and acquired immune systems, including the gut immune system and its associated bacterial flora.
We will try to show the reader how the highly energy-demanding immune cells use glucose as a main source of fuel in a way similar to that of insulin-responsive adipose tissue and how Toll-like receptors (TLRs) of the innate immune system, which are found on immune cells, intestinal cells, and adipocytes, are presently viewed as essential actors in the complex balance ensuring bodily immune and metabolic health.
Understanding more about these links will surely help to study and understand in a more fundamental way the common observation that eating healthy will keep you and your immune system healthy.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Wolowczuk, Isabelle& Verwaerde, Claudie& Viltart, Odile& Delanoye, Anne& Delacre, Myriam& Pot, Bruno…[et al.]. 2008. Feeding Our Immune System : Impact on Metabolism. Clinical and Developmental Immunology،Vol. 2008, no. 2008, pp.1-19.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Wolowczuk, Isabelle…[et al.]. Feeding Our Immune System : Impact on Metabolism. Clinical and Developmental Immunology No. 2008 (2008), pp.1-19.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Wolowczuk, Isabelle& Verwaerde, Claudie& Viltart, Odile& Delanoye, Anne& Delacre, Myriam& Pot, Bruno…[et al.]. Feeding Our Immune System : Impact on Metabolism. Clinical and Developmental Immunology. 2008. Vol. 2008, no. 2008, pp.1-19.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-487370
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-487370