During the last decade, significant research has been focused on Toll-like receptors (TLRs)
in the pathogenesis of airway diseases. TLRs are pattern recognition receptors that play …

The interaction between pharmacology and nutrition science is on the rise. Nutritional status
is considered one of the important determinants of health and disease and several diseases …

Background: Drugs for the treatment of AIDS have been directed to specific events in the
human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) life cycle, aimed to stop viral replication by inhibition of …

Background Asthma is estimated to affect as many as 300 million people worldwide and its
incidence and prevalence are rapidly increasing throughout the world, especially in children …

Replication of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) can be influenced by iron.
Hence, decreasing the availability of iron may inhibit HIV-1 replication. Deferoxamine and …

Over the last decade, there has been a growing interest in the use of interventions that
target the intestinal microbiota as a treatment approach for asthma. This study is aimed at …

Nontransferrin‐bound iron (NTBI) has been detected in iron overload diseases. This form of
iron may exert pro‐oxidant effects and modulate cellular function and inflammatory response…

Objective— Elevated iron stores and high plasma iron concentration have been linked to an
increased risk of atherosclerosis. Iron may thereby affect the interaction of monocytes to …

Background The immunomodulatory nutritional product NR100157 was developed for human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–infected individuals. We hypothesized that targeting the …

Background— Epidemiological studies aimed at correlating coronary heart disease (CHD)
with serum ferritin levels have thus far yielded inconsistent results. We hypothesized that a …