[Vitamins and Immune System Health]

Area of Science:

• Nutrition and Immunology
• Biochemistry
• Infectious Disease Research

Context:

• Immune system health is vital for combating infections, influenced by diet and mental well-being.
• Vitamins are key dietary nutrients that actively regulate immune responses.
• Vitamin deficiency impairs immunity, often initiating in oral tissues, increasing susceptibility to pathogens.

Purpose:

• To review the immunomodulatory effects of vitamins A, B, C, D, and E.
• To highlight the role of vitamins in optimizing immune function and oral immunity.
• To propose an omics-based systemic approach for vitamin immune regulation research.

Summary:

• Vitamins are critical for immune function, with deficiencies leading to inflammation and reduced immunity.
• Supplementation can enhance immune defenses, offering a feasible anti-infection strategy.
• This review examines specific vitamins (A, B, C, D, E) and their impact on immunity.

Impact:

• Vitamin supplementation can optimize immune function and reduce infection susceptibility.
• An omics-based approach can overcome limitations of traditional single-factor research.
• Findings provide direction for basic and applied research in vitamin-mediated immune regulation and anti-infection strategies.