Recent advances in the field of nutritional immunology.
Every 4 years, researchers in the cross-disciplinary field of nutritional immunology convene for a FASEB-sponsored meeting entitled, "Nutritional Immunology: Role in Health and Disease", which was held this summer in Carefree, AZ, USA. The scope of the conference encompassed a diverse list of research topics, including, but not restricted to, obesity and immune dysfunction, nutrient-gene interactions, mucosal immunity and a discussion of future directions for the field. Here, we summarize some of the findings shared at the conference, specifically focusing on obesity, immunological function of dietary components (n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and flavanoids), gut immunity and the microbiota, and relevant emerging technologies and databases.
Program in Integrative Nutrition & Complex Diseases, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA.
Jennifer M
JM
Monk
Tim Y
TY
Hou
Robert S
RS
Chapkin
D000486:Allergy and Immunology / Q000639:trends*; D000818:Animals; D001130:Arizona; D003226:Congresses as Topic; D019587:Dietary Supplements; D015525:Fatty Acids, Omega-3 / Q000494:pharmacology; D005419:Flavonoids / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D018928:Immunity, Mucosal / Q000502:physiology; D052756:Nutritional Sciences / Q000639:trends*
D015525:Fatty Acids, Omega-3; D005419:Flavonoids