Iron deficiency, but not underfeeding reduces the secretion of interferon-gamma by mitogen-activated murine spleen cells

Effects of iron deficiency on the secret

Effects of iron deficiency on the secretion of interleukin-10 by mitogen-activated and non-activated murine spleen cells

✍ Solo Kuvibidila; L. Yu; D. Ode; M. Velez; R. Gardner; R.P. Warrier 📂 Article 📅 2003 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 149 KB 👁 1 views

## Abstract Interleukin (IL)‐10 plays crucial regulatory roles in immune responses by inhibiting the secretion of several cytokines (IL‐2, IL‐12, interferon‐gamma (IFN‐γ)) and lymphocyte proliferation. Iron deficiency, a public health problem for children, alters these immune responses. To determin