Zinc supplementation alters airway inflammation and airway hyperresponsiveness to a common allergen
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Zinc supplementation can modulate immunity through inhibition of NF-κB, a transcription factor that controls many immune response genes. Thus, we sought to examine the mechanism by which zinc supplementation tempers the response to a...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-12-01
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Series: | Journal of Inflammation |
Online Access: | http://www.journal-inflammation.com/content/8/1/36 |