Vitamin C is an essential micronutrient for humans, with pleiotropic functions related to its
ability to donate electrons. It is a potent antioxidant and a cofactor for a family of biosynthetic …

Vitamin C (ascorbate) is maintained at high levels in most immune cells and can affect many
aspects of the immune response. Intracellular levels generally respond to variations in …

La 21. a edición de Nelson. Tratado de pediatría continúa con su tradición de constituirse en
una fuente de información esencial para los pediatras generalistas y los subespecialistas …

The global malnutrition burden imparts long-term developmental, economic, social, and
medical consequences to individuals, communities, and countries. The current …

Some nutrients play key roles in maintaining the integrity and function of the immune system,
presenting synergistic actions in steps determinant for the immune response. Among these …

From many points of view, zinc is one of the most important trace elements in biological
systems. Many articles describe the well-known role of this metal in human physiology and …

Abstract In December 2019, COVID-19, a severe respiratory illness caused by the new
coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) emerged in Wuhan, China. The greatest impact that …

Background: This pilot study investigates the efficacy of a probiotic consortium (Lab4) in
combination with vitamin C on the prevention of respiratory tract infections in children …

Plant-based foods are becoming an increasingly frequent topic of discussion, both scientific
and social, due to the dissemination of information and exchange of experiences in the …

Both malnutrition and undernutrition can lead to compromised immune defense in a diversity
of animals, and “nutritional immunology” has been suggested as a means of understanding …