Bronchiectasis – Could immunonutrition have a role to play in future management?
Bronchiectasis – Could immunonutrition have a role to play in future management?
Bronchiectasis is a chronic condition in which areas of the bronchial tubes become permanently widened predisposing the lungs to infection. Bronchiectasis is an age-associated disease with the highest prevalence in people older than 75 years. While the prevalence of bronchiectasis is higher in males, disease is more severe in females who have a poorer prognosis. The overall prevalence of the disease is thought to be rising. Its aetiology is multi-faceted, but a compromised immune system is now thought to play a central role in the pathology of this disease. Research has begun to study the role of malnutrition and certain nutrients – vitamin D and zinc - along with the role of the lung microbiome in relation to the management of bronchiectasis. Given this, the present mini review sets out to provide an overview of the state-of-the-art within the field, identify research gaps and pave the way for future developments and research investment within this field.
bronchiectasis, immunonutrition, inflammation, lung health, respiratory tract infections
Derbyshire, Emma
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Calder, Philip
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29 April 2021
Derbyshire, Emma
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Calder, Philip
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Derbyshire, Emma and Calder, Philip
(2021)
Bronchiectasis – Could immunonutrition have a role to play in future management?
Frontiers in Immunology, 8, [652410].
(doi:10.3389/fnut.2021.652410).
Abstract
Bronchiectasis is a chronic condition in which areas of the bronchial tubes become permanently widened predisposing the lungs to infection. Bronchiectasis is an age-associated disease with the highest prevalence in people older than 75 years. While the prevalence of bronchiectasis is higher in males, disease is more severe in females who have a poorer prognosis. The overall prevalence of the disease is thought to be rising. Its aetiology is multi-faceted, but a compromised immune system is now thought to play a central role in the pathology of this disease. Research has begun to study the role of malnutrition and certain nutrients – vitamin D and zinc - along with the role of the lung microbiome in relation to the management of bronchiectasis. Given this, the present mini review sets out to provide an overview of the state-of-the-art within the field, identify research gaps and pave the way for future developments and research investment within this field.
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Accepted/In Press date: 30 March 2021
Published date: 29 April 2021
Keywords:
bronchiectasis, immunonutrition, inflammation, lung health, respiratory tract infections
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/448420
ISSN: 1664-3224
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