2022 review
Essential Minerals and Metabolic Adaptation of Immune Cells
[Review of ]. NUTRIENTS, 15(1).
author keywords: micronutrient; malnutrition; macrophage polarization; intestinal immunity; mucosal integrity; dietary intervention
MeSH headings : Humans; Cytokines; Minerals; Inflammation; Chemokines; Complement System Proteins; Trace Elements
TL;DR:
This review discusses recent advances in the understanding of the contribution of select minerals in optimizing the responses of innate and adaptive immune outcomes as related to metabolic adaptation.
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Added: January 30, 2023
Modern lifestyles deviated considerably from the ancestral routines towards major shifts in diets and increased sedentarism. The trace elements status of the human body is no longer adequately supported by micronutrient-inferior farmed meats and crop commodities produced by the existing agricultural food systems. This is particular evident in the increased obesogenic adipogenesis and low-grade inflammation that fails to resolve with time. The metabolically restrictive environment of the inflamed tissues drives activation and proliferation of transient and resident populations of immune cells in favor of pro-inflammatory phenotypes, as well as a part of the enhanced autoimmune response. As different stages of the immune activation and resolution depend on the availability of specific minerals to maintain the structural integrity of skin and mucus membranes, activation and migration of immune cells, activation of the complement system, and the release of pro-inflammatory cytokines and chemokines, this review discusses recent advances in our understanding of the contribution of select minerals in optimizing the responses of innate and adaptive immune outcomes. An abbreviated view on the absorption, transport, and delivery of minerals to the body tissues as related to metabolic adaptation is considered.