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Understanding nutrition and immunity in disease management
Edwin L Cooper1, Melissa J Ma1
1Laboratory of Comparative Immunology, Department of Neurobiology, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1763, USA.
Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine
|October 17, 2017
Summary
Nutrition and genomics are key to preventing disease. Understanding how nutrients affect immunity and metabolism offers personalized diet strategies and new plant-based medicines.
Area of Science:
- Nutritional genomics
- Immunology
- Pharmacology
Background:
- Modern medicine faces challenges in disease prevention and treatment.
- The interplay between nutrition, immunity, and natural compounds is crucial.
- Genomic research offers insights into diet-health relationships.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the impact of nutrition on genomics and immune function.
- To investigate the potential of natural compounds, particularly from plants, for pharmaceutical applications.
- To highlight the role of nutritional genomics in personalized disease prevention.
Main Methods:
- Utilizing molecular and genetic technologies to analyze nutrient impacts.
- Employing animal models to study immune mechanisms and nutrition interactions.
- Bioengineering plant products for pharmaceutical development.
Main Results:
- Nutrients can influence innate and acquired immune functions.
- Animal models provide insights into nutrition-immunity interrelations.
- Plant compounds possess anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, and angiogenic properties.
Conclusions:
- Nutritional genomics enables genotype-based dietary recommendations for disease prevention.
- Bioactive compounds from plants offer a promising source for novel pharmaceuticals.
- Integrating nutritional science with genomics and immunology advances therapeutic strategies.