title: Vitamin E and aging immune response.
abstract: Aging is associated with decline in immune response, which contributes to increased incidence of infectious and neoplastic diseases. This article summarizes animal and human studies demonstrating the immuno-stimulatory effects of vitamin E for the immune response in aging. The mechanisms of the effect of vitamin E are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Meydani
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Hayek
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology*; D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D014810:Vitamin E / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D014810:Vitamin E