Huang Zhiyi, Liu Yu, Qi Guangying, Brand David, Zheng Song Guo
Department of Pathology and Physiopathology, Guilin Medical University, Guilin 541004, Guangxi, China.
Laboratory of Tumor Immunology and Microenvironmental Regulation, Guilin Medical University, Guilin 541004, Guangxi, China.
J Clin Med. 2018 Sep 6;7(9):258. doi: 10.3390/jcm7090258.
Vitamin A (VitA) is a micronutrient that is crucial for maintaining vision, promoting growth and development, and protecting epithelium and mucus integrity in the body. VitA is known as an anti-inflammation vitamin because of its critical role in enhancing immune function. VitA is involved in the development of the immune system and plays regulatory roles in cellular immune responses and humoral immune processes. VitA has demonstrated a therapeutic effect in the treatment of various infectious diseases. To better understand the relationship between nutrition and the immune system, the authors review recent literature about VitA in immunity research and briefly introduce the clinical application of VitA in the treatment of several infectious diseases.
维生素A（VitA）是一种微量营养素，对于维持视力、促进生长发育以及保护体内上皮和黏液完整性至关重要。由于VitA在增强免疫功能方面的关键作用，它被称为抗炎维生素。VitA参与免疫系统的发育，并在细胞免疫反应和体液免疫过程中发挥调节作用。VitA在多种传染病的治疗中已显示出治疗效果。为了更好地理解营养与免疫系统之间的关系，作者回顾了近期关于VitA在免疫研究方面的文献，并简要介绍了VitA在几种传染病治疗中的临床应用。
