| Revista: | The journal of venomous animals and toxins including tropical diseases |
| Base de datos: | PERIÓDICA |
| Número de sistema: | 000298781 |
| ISSN: | 1678-9199 |
| Autores: | Pereira, P.C.M1 |
| Instituciones: | 1Universidade Estadual Paulista "Julio de Mesquita Filho", Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu, Botucatu, Sao Paulo. Brasil |
| Año: | 2003 |
| Volumen: | 9 |
| Número: | 2 |
| Paginación: | 163-173 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Tipo de documento: | Artículo |
| Enfoque: | Analítico, descriptivo |
| Resumen en inglés | Host nutritional state has an important role in susceptibility to bacteria, parasites, and viral infections. Infection precipitates the appearance of signs and symptoms of nutrition deficiencies in the undernourished; this can aggravate infection evolution. Infection stimulates specific and non-specific host defense mechanisms; these are directly influenced by the nutritional state of micro- and macronutrients. Immune alterations, which are closely related to nutritional status, markedly contribute to a higher susceptibility to infectious agents and can also contribute to worsening nutritional state, forming a vicious cycle |
| Disciplinas: | Medicina |
| Palabras clave: | Metabolismo y nutrición, Inmunología, Infecciones, Inmunidad, Nutrición, Enfermedades tropicales |
| Keyword: | Medicine, Metabolism and nutrition, Immunology, Infections, Immunity, Nutrition, Tropical diseases |
| Texto completo: | Texto completo (Ver HTML) |
