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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Main Authors: Morgan Carrie I, Ledford John R, Zhou Ping, Page Kristen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-12-01
Series:Journal of Inflammation
Online Access:http://www.journal-inflammation.com/content/8/1/36