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- Title
Efficacy of zinc administration in pulmonary tuberculosis patients - A review.
- Authors
Kumar, B. Yeswanth Prasanna; Praveen, D.; Chowdary, P. Ranadheer; Aanandhi, M. Vijey
- Abstract
Tuberculosis (TB), a disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium TB. Low serum concentrations of Vitamin A and zinc are common in TB and may have an adverse effect on host cell-mediated responses. The role of adjunctive micronutrient supplementation on treatment outcomes is uncertain. The deficiency of zinc observed in patients with TB might have contributed to the development of TB disease in them. Zinc is known to be essential for all highly proliferating cells in the human body, especially the immune system. All kinds of immune cells show decreased function after zinc depletion. Zinc supplementation of patients with pulmonary TB and bacterial pneumonia was shown to increase immune function. Nutritional supplementation may represent a novel approach for fast recovery in TB patients. This article brings about the role of zinc and its efficacy in pulmonary TB patients.
- Subjects
ETIOLOGY of tuberculosis; TUBERCULOSIS patients; ZINC supplements; TUBERCULOSIS treatment; MICRONUTRIENTS
- Publication
Drug Invention Today, 2018, Vol 10, Issue 2, p222
- ISSN
0975-7619
- Publication type
Article