Nutrition and infectious disease

Fleur Ponton, Juliano Morimoto

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    Abstract

    Since Ancient Greece, humanity has realized the power of nutrition in health. In this article, we describe the recent work on the interactions between nutrition, immunity and infection that allowed a better understanding of the astounding mechanisms through which nutrition modulates the immune system when fighting against virus, bacteria, fungi, and other parasite infections. We present the physiological and nutritional responses triggered by immune activation, and the current knowledge on the molecular pathways that generate these responses.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationEncyclopedia of animal behavior
    EditorsJae Chun Choe
    Place of PublicationAmsterdam
    PublisherElsevier
    Pages703-710
    Number of pages8
    Edition2nd
    ISBN (Electronic)9780128132524
    ISBN (Print)9780128132517
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2019

    Keywords

    • AMPK
    • Anorexia
    • Bacteria
    • Feeding
    • Fungi
    • Immunity
    • Infection
    • Innate immunity
    • Insulin pathway
    • Metabolism
    • Nutrients
    • Nutrition
    • Parasite
    • Pathogen
    • TOR
    • Virus

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