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Supplementation of Elderly Japanese Men and Women with Fucoidan from Seaweed Increases Immune Responses to Seasonal Influenza Vaccination(1)(2)

The elderly are known to have an inadequate immune response to influenza vaccine. Mekabu fucoidan (MF), a sulfated polysaccharide extracted from seaweed, was previously shown to have an immunomodulatory effect. We therefore investigated antibody production after influenza vaccination in elderly Japa...

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Autores principales: Negishi, Hirokuni, Mori, Mari, Mori, Hideki, Yamori, Yukio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Society for Nutrition 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3796347/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24005608
http://dx.doi.org/10.3945/jn.113.179036