title: A survey of nutritional-immunological interactions.
abstract: There is some evidence to show that the immune response is suppressed in malnutrition but the mechanism is not entirely clear. A more complete understanding of nutritional-immunological relationships is important, especially for child health in developing countries. This memorandum discusses a general approach to the problem and proposes specific methods for investigating the effects of malnutrition on the immune response. Several field studies incorporating these proposals are now in progress.
mesh_terms: D000906:Antibodies; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000276:immunology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003677:Deficiency Diseases / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007110:Immunity, Active; D007111:Immunity, Cellular; D007136:Immunoglobulins; D007153:Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes / Q000209:etiology*; D007223:Infant; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology*; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D013950:Thymus Gland / Q000276:immunology; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000906:Antibodies; D007136:Immunoglobulins