Protein Energy Malnutrition Impairs Homeostatic Proliferation of Memory CD8 T cells
Smita S. Iyer, Janel Hart Chatraw, Wendy G. Tan, E. John Wherry, Todd C. Becker, Rafi Ahmed, Zoher F. Kapasi;Smita S. Iyer;Janel Hart Chatraw;Wendy G. Tan;E. John Wherry;Todd C. Becker;Rafi Ahmed;Zoher F. Kapasi;
journal of immunology (baltimore, md : 1950)2012Vol. 188pp. 77-
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Abstract
Nutrition is a critical but poorly understood determinant of immunity. There is abundant epidemiological evidence linking protein malnutrition to impaired vaccine efficacy and increased susceptibility to infections; yet, the role of dietary protein in ...