Antioxidant vitamins and immunodeficiency.
On the plasma of 20 children from 1 to 6 years old with HIV infection, the following analyses were carried out: vitamin assays (vitamin E and beta-carotene), hematochemical assays, and immunoassays. From the body of our results it emerged that in the seropositive children considered, in addition to the already well-known alterations of the hematic and immune situation, there is a state of hypovitaminosis involving the most important antioxidant vitamins.
Mastroiacovo
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P
Institute of General Physiology, La Sapienza University, Rome, Italy.
Ajassa
C
C
Berardelli
G
G
Bruni
R
R
Catania
N
N
Fidanza
A
A
Pace
V
V
Zanzoglous
S
S
D000975:Antioxidants / Q000032:analysis*; D001774:Blood Chemical Analysis; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000097:blood* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology; D006403:Hematologic Tests; D006801:Humans; D007159:Immunologic Tests; D007223:Infant; D014810:Vitamin E / Q000097:blood*; D014815:Vitamins / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000097:blood; D019207:beta Carotene / Q000097:blood*
D000975:Antioxidants; D014815:Vitamins; D019207:beta Carotene; D014810:Vitamin E