The potential role of interleukin-2 in impaired cell-mediated immunity of iron deficiency
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description: Iron deficiency impairs cell-mediated immunity, which is primarily dependent on T-lymphocyte functions including production of the cytokine, interleukin 2 (IL-2). The potential role of IL-2 production and responsiveness in impaired cell-mediated immunity of iron deficiency was investigated in a series of experiments. Immune parameters were measured in unstimulated and concanavalin A (Con A)-stimulated spleen lymphocytes from rats and mice. Dietary iron deficiency induced in the weanling Sprague-Dawley rat and C57/B16 mouse were used as the nutritional models.
abstract: Iron deficiency impairs cell-mediated immunity, which is primarily dependent on T-lymphocyte functions including production of the cytokine, interleukin 2 (IL-2). The potential role of IL-2 production and responsiveness in impaired cell-mediated immunity of iron deficiency was investigated in a series of experiments. Immune parameters were measured in unstimulated and concanavalin A (Con A)-stimulated spleen lymphocytes from rats and mice. Dietary iron deficiency induced in the weanling Sprague-Dawley rat and C57/B16 mouse were used as the nutritional models.
author: Helyar, Lesley
language: eng
keywords: Biology, Cell, Biology, Microbiology, Health Sciences, Nutrition
date published: 2011-05-07T12:33:37Z
date modified: 2026-07-22T22:25:15Z
provider: University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
publisher: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
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source organization: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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