Article
Modulation of interleukin production by ascorbic acid.
Veterinary immunology and immunopathology - 30 Jun 1998
Schwager J, Schulze J
Abstract excerpt
We studied the influence of ascorbate (vitamin C) on peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) of pigs with hereditary deficiency in ascorbate synthesis. Groups of animals were depleted of, or supplemented with dietary ascorbate for up to 5 weeks. B lymphocytes and T lymphocyte subsets differed i...
Topics
- Animals
- Ascorbic Acid
- Ascorbic Acid Deficiency
- B-Lymphocytes
- In Vitro Techniques
- Interleukin-2
- Interleukin-6
- Interleukins
- Kinetics
- Leukocytes, Mononuclear
- Lymphocyte Activation
- Mitogens
- Phenotype
- Reactive Oxygen Species
- Swine
- Swine Diseases
- T-Lymphocytes