Neonatal malnutrition programs the oxidant function of macrophages in response to Candida albicans.

Experimental maternal nutrition restriction models are used to investigate short or long-term consequences of nutritional deficiency on puppies' growth. By assuming that the immune function is directly related to host's nutritional status, the current study aims to investigate the effects of neonatal malnutrition on oxidative stress and on the cell death of the alveolar macrophage after in vitro infection by Candida albicans. Wistar rats were suckled by mothers fed on diets containing 17% protein (Nourished group) or 8% protein (Malnourished group) in the current assay.

[Effects of asthma on nutritional status in children: a systematic review].

Introduction: Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of high prevalence, considered a public health problem and is thought to be one cause of low birth weight and growth retardation.

Purpose: The purpose of this article was to review in literature the effects of asthma on the nutritional status in children.

Material And Methods: A systematic review was made by searching for articles in PubMed, SciELO and LILACS databases.