Opsonic Activity, Phagocytosis, and Bactericidal Capacity of Polymorphs in Undernutrition

作者：V. Seth, R. K. Chandra · 发表于：Archives of Disease in Childhood · 年份：1972 · DOI：10.1136/adc.47.252.282 · 被引用次数：136 · 研究领域：Child Nutrition and Water Access、Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues、Infant Nutrition and Health

Fifteen undernourished infants and children were studied for opsonic activity of plasma, and for phagocytosis and intracellular bactericidal capacity of polymorphonuclear leucocytes. The opsonic activity was slightly increased and there was a significant decrease in bacterial killing by polymorphs of malnourished individuals compared with healthy controls. Phagocytosis was comparable in the 2 groups. In 3 patients, the impairment of bacterial killing was reversed to normal on recovery from nutritional deficit. It is suggested that this may be one possible mechanism of infection-nutrition interaction.