Re: Flax oil, kefir, yogurt producing no immune system benefits

Mon, 23 Jan 2006 03:54:31 +0200 in article
<tl98t15u4d525u9ckgfsvk438o8r6psh7k@xxxxxxx> Matti Narkia
<narkia@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Many things can go wrong with immune system. One of the currently
>popular hypotheses is that imbalance between type 1 and type 2 T helper
>cells (Th1/Th2 imbalance) may play a role in many diseases. Often the
>problem is the dominance of Th2 cells. Some lactic acid bacteria, some
>herbs such as astragalus and propolis, and some vitamins and minerals
>and trace elements (zinc for example) may help to correct this
>imbalance.
>
Below some references about zinc's effect on Th1/Th2 balance, and one
reference about plant sterols and sterolins:

Prasad AS.
Effects of zinc deficiency on Th1 and Th2 cytokine shifts.
J Infect Dis. 2000 Sep;182 Suppl 1:S62-8.
PMID: 10944485 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=10944485>
<http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/JID/journal/issues/v182nS1/991533/991533.html>

Prasad AS.
Zinc deficiency.
BMJ. 2003 Feb 22;326(7386):409-10.
PMID: 12595353 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
<http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/326/7386/409>

Rink L, Kirchner H.
Zinc-altered immune function and cytokine production.
J Nutr. 2000 May;130(5S Suppl):1407S-11S. Review.
PMID: 10801952 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
<http://www.nutrition.org/cgi/content/full/130/5/1407S>

Sprietsma JE.
Modern diets and diseases: NO-zinc balance. Under Th1, zinc and nitrogen
monoxide (NO) collectively protect against viruses, AIDS, autoimmunity,
diabetes, allergies, asthma, infectious diseases, atherosclerosis and
cancer.
Med Hypotheses. 1999 Jul;53(1):6-16. Review.
PMID: 10499817 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=10499817>

Prasad AS.
Zinc and immunity.
Mol Cell Biochem. 1998 Nov;188(1-2):63-9. Review.
PMID: 9823012 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=9823012>

Shankar AH, Prasad AS.
Zinc and immune function: the biological basis of altered resistance to
infection.
Am J Clin Nutr. 1998 Aug;68(2 Suppl):447S-463S. Review.
PMID: 9701160 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=9701160>
<http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/reprint/68/2/447S>

Solomons NW.
Mild human zinc deficiency produces an imbalance between cell-mediated
and
humoral immunity.
Nutr Rev. 1998 Jan;56(1 Pt 1):27-8. Review.
PMID: 9481116 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=9481116>

Sprietsma JE.
Zinc-controlled Th1/Th2 switch significantly determines development of
diseases.
Med Hypotheses. 1997 Jul;49(1):1-14. Review.
PMID: 9247900 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=9247900>

Beck FW, Prasad AS, Kaplan J, Fitzgerald JT, Brewer GJ
Changes in cytokine production and T cell subpopulations in
experimentally
induced zinc-deficient humans.
Am J Physiol. 1997 Jun;272(6 Pt 1):E1002-7.
PMID: 9227444 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
<http://ajpendo.physiology.org/cgi/content/abstract/272/6/E1002>

Prasad AS, Beck FW, Grabowski SM, Kaplan J, Mathog RH.
Zinc deficiency: changes in cytokine production and T-cell
subpopulations in
patients with head and neck cancer and in noncancer subjects.
Proc Assoc Am Physicians. 1997 Jan;109(1):68-77.
PMID: 9010918 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=9010918>

Cakman I, Rohwer J, Schutz RM, Kirchner H, Rink L.
Dysregulation between TH1 and TH2 T cell subpopulations in the elderly.
Mech Ageing Dev. 1996 Jun 25;87(3):197-209.
PMID: 8794447 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=8794447>

Bouic PJ, Lamprecht JH.
Plant sterols and sterolins: a review of their immune-modulating
properties.
Altern Med Rev. 1999 Jun;4(3):170-7. Review.
PMID: 10383481 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
<http://www.thorne.com/altmedrev/.fulltext/4/3/170.pdf>



-Matti Narkia
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