title: Dietary titanium and infant growth.
abstract: Dietary titanium as TiO2+ improved animal growth during infancy while inhibiting the metabolism of intestinal bacteria. TiO2+ was also found capable of inhibiting human cytomegalovirus in tissue culture. These and other findings indicate TiO2+ improves infant growth by acting as an antibacterial and antiviral agent. The behavior of TiO2+ stands in contrast to that of TiO2, which is inert.
authors.affiliation: The Gibson Institute for Medical Research, Santa Rosa, CA, USA.
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Schwietert
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yaghoubi
authors.forename: N C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Gerber
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: McSharry
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: McCue
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003587:Cytomegalovirus / Q000187:drug effects; D004032:Diet; D019587:Dietary Supplements; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D006128:Growth / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D014025:Titanium / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000633:toxicity
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D014025:Titanium