Dietary β-Carotene Stimulates Cell-Mediated and Humoral Immune Response in Dogs

The role of β-carotene on immune response in domestic dogs is not known. Female Beagle dogs were fed 0, 2, 20 or 50 mg β-carotene/d; blood was sampled at wk 0, 1, 2, 4 and 8 for analysis of the following: lymphoproliferation, leukocyte subpopulations and concentrations of interleukin-2 (IL-2), immun...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of nutrition 2000-08, Vol.130 (8), p.1910-1913
Hauptverfasser:	Chew, Boon P., Park, Jean Soon, Wong, Teri S., Kim, Hong Wook, Weng, Brian B.C., Byrne, Katherine M., Hayek, Michael G., Reinhart, Gregory A.
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Antibody Formation - drug effects Antioxidants - pharmacology beta Carotene - pharmacology Biological and medical sciences canines Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid Dogs - immunology Feeding. Feeding behavior Female Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Hypersensitivity, Delayed - immunology immunity Immunity, Cellular - drug effects Immunoglobulin G - biosynthesis Interleukin-2 - biosynthesis Leukocytes - drug effects Leukocytes - immunology Lymphocyte Activation - drug effects Vertebrates: anatomy and physiology, studies on body, several organs or systems β-carotene
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