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Childhood Obesity: Immune Response and Nutritional Approaches
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Childhood obesity is characterized by a low-grade inflammation status depending on the multicellular release of cytokines, adipokines, and reactive oxygen species. In particular, the imbalance between anti-inflammatory T regulatory cells and inflammatory T helper 17 cells seems to sustain such a phlogistic condition. Alterations of gut microbiota since childhood also contribute to the maintenance of inflammation. Therefore, besides preventive measures and caloric restrictions, dietary intake of natural products endowed with anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory activities may represent a valid interventional approach for preventing and/or attenuating the pathological consequences of obesity. In this regard, the use of prebiotics, probiotics, polyphenols, polyunsaturated fatty acids, vitamins, and melatonin in human clinical trials will be described.
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- Authors
- Magrone, T., & Jirillo, E.
- Affiliations
- University of Bari Aldo Moro (IT)
- Corresponding author
- Jirillo, Emilio
- Venue
- Frontiers in Immunology
- Publisher
- Frontiers Media SA
- Published
- 2015-02-24
- Volume
- 6
- Pages
- 76-76
- ISSN
- 1664-3224 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC4338791
- OpenAlex
- W1989401283
- Cited by
- 67
- References
- 209
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 10 · 2020: 9 · 2019: 8 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 12 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 4
- FWCI
- 1.08
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- cc-by
- Locations
- Frontiers in Immunology (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- CINECA IRIS Institutional Research Information System (University of Bari Aldo Moro) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Gut microbiota and health
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Keywords
- childhood obesity, low-grade inflammation, cytokines, adipokines, reactive oxygen species, regulatory T cells, Th17 cells, gut microbiota, prebiotics, probiotics, polyphenols, polyunsaturated fatty acids, vitamins, melatonin, natural antioxidants, dietary intervention
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