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The pleiotropic role of vitamin A in regulating mucosal immunity.
Asian Pacific journal of allergy and immunology - 1 Jun 2015
Sirisinha Stitaya
Abstract excerpt
The effect of vitamin A on mucosal immunity has never been subjected to extensive studies until recently. We started to work in this area in the early 1970s when we observed that children with protein-calorie malnutrition (PCM) often had defective mucosal immunity, judging from the incidence of respiratory tract infections and diarrhea. We reported that these children had depressed secretory IgA (sIgA) levels in...
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