Index page for: Micronutrients and HIV Infection

Table of Contents MICRONUTRIENTS AND INFECTIONS: AN INTRODUCTIONMicronutrients and InfectionsMicronutrient RequirementsGlobal Nutritional SituationMicronutrients during the HIV PandemicNUTRITIONALLY ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROMESHost Defensive Mechanisms Impaired by NAIDSVarieties of NAIDSFuture Studies in Nutritional ImmunologyOXIDATIVE STRESS AND INFECTIONSGeneration of ROSRole of ROSDamage from Excessive Production of ROSAntioxination Defense SystemEvidence of Oxidatives Stress during Viral InfectionsVITAMIN A, CAROTENOIDS, AND HIV INFECTIONHistorical BackgroundEpidemiologyMetabolismBiological Functions of Vitamin A and CarotenoidsPathophysiology of Vitamin A DeficiencyAssessment of Vitamin A and Carotenoid StatusPrevention of Vitamin A DeficiencyConclusionsB VITAMINS AND HIV INFECTIONHistory, Biological Functions, Dietary Sources, and Dietary RequirementsImmune FunctionHIV InfectionConclusionsVITAMINS C AND E, AND HIV INFECTIONVitamin CVitamin C and the Common ColdVitamin C Deficiency and HIV Infection Vitamin EVitamin E Deficiency and HIV InfectionConclusionIRON AND HIV INFECTIONHistorical BackgroundIron BalanceIron and HIV InfectionIron and Opportunistic InfectionsPerspectives and ConclusionsZINC AND HIV INFECTIONHistorical BackgroundMetabolism and Biological FunctionsAssessment of StatusDietary Requirements and Food SourcesHost DefenseInfectionHIV InfectionSELENIUM AND HIV INFECTIONHistorical BackgroundMetabolism and Biological FunctionsAssessment of StatusDietary Requirements and Food SourcesHost Defense and InfectionsHIV InfectionPerspectives and ConclusionsMICRONUTRIENTS IN THE CASE MANAGEMENT OF HIV INFECTIONMicronutrient Deficiencies in HIV InfectionMicronutrient InterventionsCase Management StrategiesUnresolved IssuesMICRONUTRIENT INTERVENTIONS AND THE HIV PANDEMICMicronutrients of Importance to HIV InfectionMultiple Micronutrient Deficiencies and InteractionsDeterminants of Micronutrient DeficienciesMicronutrient InterventionsResearch PrioritiesConclusionNote: Each Chapter includes an Introduction and References