Vitamin A (VitA) is a micronutrient that is crucial for maintaining vision, promoting growth and
development, and protecting epithelium and mucus integrity in the body. VitA is known as an …

Studies in animal models and cell lines show that vitamin A and related retinoids play a
major role in immunity, including expression of mucins and keratins, lymphopoiesis …

Although a role for vitamin A in immunity to infectious diseases has long been suggested,
only in the last decade have epidemiological, immunologic, and molecular studies yielded …

Vitamin A is necessary for normal differentiation of epithelial tissues, the visual process and
reproduction, and is vital for the optimal maintenance and functioning of the innate and …

Vitamins perform different functions in our body and to boost up immune response towards
pathogens is one of them. Immunity provides protection to life by its three main such as skin …

▪ Abstract In populations where vitamin A availability from food is low, infectious diseases
can precipitate vitamin A deficiency by decreasing intake, decreasing absorption, and …

The immune system remains the body's first line of defense against disease-causing
microorganisms and other noxious substances. Many factors influence whether an …

Adequate intakes of vitamins and trace elements are required for the immune system to
function efficiently. Micronutrient deficiency suppresses immune functions by affecting the …

Vitamin A supplementation to preschool children is known to decrease the risks of mortality
and morbidity from some forms of diarrhea, measles, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) …

Vitamin A (VA) is critical for many biological processes, including embryonic development,
hormone production and function, the maintenance and modulation of immunity, and the …