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SNP may modify the effect of vitamin A supplementation at birth on cytokine production in a whole blood culture assay.
The British journal of nutrition - 1 Mar 2012
Jørgensen Mathias Jul, Fisker Ane Bærent, Erikstrup Christian, Claesson Mogens H, Benn Christine Stabell
Abstract excerpt
Within a neonatal vitamin A supplementation (VAS) trial, we investigated the effect of VAS on TNF-α, IL-10, IL-5 and IL-13 production after lipopolysaccharide, purified protein derivative (PPD) of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and phytohaemagglutinin stimulation using a whole blood culture protocol. We found that VAS recipients had lower unstimulated TNF-α concentrations than placebo recipients. In the present...
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