Nutrition & Immunity

Front Cover
 Nutrition and Immunity
 Copyright Page
 Table of Contents
 Preface
 Chapter 1 --
The Potential Impact of Nutritional Factors on Immunologic Responsiveness
 Introduction
 The Influence of Nutritional Factors on Immunological Parameters
 Nutritional Sequelae of Infectious Disease
 Means of Investigating the Interactions between Nutrition, Immunity, and Infectious Disease
 The Spectrum of Interactions between Nutrition and Immunology
 Chapter 2 --
Evaluation of Immunologic Function
 Introduction
 Experimental Work in Animals
 Experiments of Nature. Identification and Properties of T CellsCharacteristics of B Cells
 Characteristics of Null Cells
 Regulation of the Immune Response
 In Vivo Methods for Evaluation of Cell-Mediated Immunity
 In Vitro Methods for Evaluation of Cell-Mediated Immunity
 In Vitro Evaluation of B Cells
 Evaluation of Immunoglobulin Status
 Evaluation of Phagocytosis
 Complement
 Chapter 3 --
Nutritional Assessment
 Introduction
 Application of Techniques
 Chapter 4 --
Malnutrition and Infectious Disease: Studies from the Field
 Introduction
 Nutritional Surveys
 Brief Characterization of PEM. Protein Energy Malnutrition and Infectious Disease: Synergistic InteractionsImmunological Defenses in PEM
 Humoral Immunity in PEM
 Nonspecific Immune Function in PEM
 Chapter 5 --
Nutritional Factors and Immune Ontogeny
 Introduction
 Human Studies
 Experimental Animal Studies
 Chapter 6 --
Caloric Intake
 Introduction
 Caloric Deficit and Immunological Function
 Disorders of Caloric Excess
 Chapter 7 --
Protein
 Introduction
 Protein and Response to Infectious Disease
 Dietary Protein and the Humoral Immune Response
 Effect of Lymphoid Tissue
 Protein and Cell-Mediated Immune Function. Protein Nutriture and Other Immune MechanismsAmino Acids
 Chapter 8 --
Trace Elements
 Introduction
 Trace Elements and Immunity
 Manganese
 Zinc
 Copper
 Other Minerals
 Mineral Interactions
 Chapter 9 --
Vitamins
 Introduction
 Vitamin A
 Vitamin D
 Vitamin E
 B Complex Vitamins
 Folate and B12
 Vitamin C
 Pantothenic Acid
 Biotin
 Chapter 10 --
Lipids
 Introduction
 Diet and Cell Membranes
 In Vitro Studies
 In Vivo Effects of Fatty Acids
 Lipids and Experimental Allergic Encephalomyelitis
 Cholesterol
 Studies in Humans
 Chapter 11 --
Immunological Considerations of Breast Milk
 Introduction. Influence of Nutrition on LactationNutritional Requirements during Lactation
 Nutrition of the Infant
 Modification of Cow\'s Milk for Infant Feeding: Formulas
 The Relationship between Milk and Neonatal Infections
 Chapter 12 --
Alcohol and Immune Function
 Introduction
 Alcohol and Infectious Disease
 Studies in Animals
 Ethanol and Humoral Immunity
 Ethanol and Cell-Mediated Immunity
 Chapter 13 --
Nutritional Modulation of Autoimmune Disease
 Introduction
 Experimental Models of Autoimmunity
 Amino Acids, Protein, and Autoimmune Disease
 Calories and Autoimmune Disease.