Journal of Nutritional Disorders & Therapy

Jilin University, China

Publications

• Short Communication   
  Nutrition & Health 2017: Vitamin A deficiency promotes inflammation by induction of type 2 cytokines in experimental ovalbumininduced asthma murine model- Dong Li- Jilin University
  Author(s): Dong Li
  
  Asthma is a major threat in public health as it affects more than 300 million people worldwide. Asthma, especial allergic allergen-induced asthma, is associated with airway eosinophilic inflammation and increased serum IgE level. Although there have been extensive experimental and human studies about the mechanisms of asthmatic airway inflammation inflammation and remodeling, more work remains required to completely know it . At the present, it is generally believed that the type 2 helper T cell (Th2) cytokines (including interleukin (IL)-4, IL-5, and IL-13), also known as type 2 cytokines since the major source of them are Th2 cells.. View more»
  

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