ビタミンと微量元素のサプリメントが,高齢者の免疫反応と感染症に与える影響
1Memorial University of Newfoundland.
Lancet (London, England)
|November 7, 1992
まとめ
健康な高齢者をビタミンと微量元素で補充すると,免疫機能が向上し,感染症に関連する病気の日数が大幅に減少します. これは,免疫力の向上を通して,高齢者の健康状態を改善することを支援します.
科学分野:
- ゲロントロジーはゲロントロジーの学科です.
- 免疫学 免疫学とは
- 栄養科学とは,栄養科学である.
背景:
- 老化により,免疫システムが弱まり,感染や関連疾患に対する感受性が高まります.
- 免疫能力の維持は,高齢者の健康と福祉にとって極めて重要です.
研究 の 目的:
- ビタミンと微量元素の生理学的レベルが,健康な高齢者の免疫機能にどのように影響するか評価する.
- 高齢者における感染症関連疾患の発生率に対する微量栄養素補給の影響を決定する.
主な方法:
- 96人の健康な高齢者参加者を含むランダム化プラセボ対照試験です.
- 栄養状態の評価,免疫学的マーカー,および感染頻度,基値および12ヶ月.
- サプリメント群は,生理学的量のビタミンと微量元素を受け取った.
主要な成果:
- 補給されたグループは,T細胞のサブセット,自然殺人細胞,ミトゲン増殖,インタールイキン-2の産生,抗体応答の増加を示した.
- 補充されたグループでは,自然殺傷細胞の活性が強化されたことが観察されました.
- 微量栄養素を受け取った参加者は,プラセボ (48日) と比較して,毎年 (23日) 感染関連の病気の日が少なくなりました.
結論:
- 適度な生理学的微量栄養素サプリメントは,高齢者の免疫機能を効果的に強化します.
- このサプリメント摂取戦略は,高齢者の感染症関連疾患のリスクと期間を大幅に軽減します.
- 適切な微量栄養素のレベルを維持することは,免疫能力の維持と高齢者集団における罹病率の減少に不可欠です.
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