Synapse
⌘+K
Synapse
PulseExploreClubsResearchersJournals
Instagram
HomeClubsExplore
August 1, 1977American Journal of Clinical NutritionOpen Access

Magnitude of the host nutritional responses to infection

View Full Paper
Ask AI
Bookmark
Share

Authors

WBW. R. BeiselRutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Discussion

Loading...

Member takes

Implication

Review reveals systematic shifts in host nutrient and metabolic processes during infection, highlighting predictable sequences driven by inflammation and immune activity.

Key Points

  • Characterize the scope, magnitude, and sequential metabolic and nutritional alterations occurring in a host during infectious illnesses.
  • Narrative synthesis evaluating physiological shifts across protein, carbohydrate, lipid, mineral, and vitamin metabolism during infectious processes.
  • Assessment of regulatory roles played by endocrine signals, phagocytic cell mediators, and localized inflammatory responses.
  • Infection triggers widespread shifts in nitrogen and protein breakdown, altered carbohydrate and lipid turnover, and systemic trace element redistribution.
  • Nutritional alterations progress through a predictable temporal sequence governed by infection severity, illness duration, anatomical site, and host antimicrobial defenses.

Cite This Study

W. R. Beisel (1977) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a6f9752f44fa9f079dd0cefhttps://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/30.8.1236
View Full Paper
Ask AI
Bookmark
Share

Also Consider

Synapse has enriched 4 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context:

  1. 1Role of Metabolism in Pathogenesis of Bacteremia Due to Diplococcus pneumoniae in Rabbits1973 · 49 citations
  2. 2A Protein from Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes (LEM) Which Affects the Rate of Hepatic Amino Acid Transport and Synthesis of Acute-Phase Globulins1975 · 128 citations
  3. 3Serum Lipids in Infection1969 · 375 citations
  4. 4WATER AND ELECTROLYTE STUDIES IN CHOLERA *1959 · 158 citations