ReviewNutrients2021
The Role of Oat Nutrients in the Immune System: A Narrative Review.
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 60 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Oats Lower Age-Related Systemic Chronic Inflammation (iAge) in Adults at Risk for Cardiovascular Disease.Nutrients · 2022Trial
- Sprouted Oats as Functional Ingredients: Biochemical Transformations, Nutritional Enhancement, and Health Implications.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Foliar Application of Silicon and Sulfur Modifies Grain Mineral Composition of Spring Oats (Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Aqueous Artemisia argyi extract mitigates acute lung injuryFrontiers in immunology · 2026Article
- Neiyou 6, a high yielding and high β-glucan hulless oat variety.Molecular breeding : new strategies in plant improvement · 2026Article
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- Potential of Dietary HDAC2i in Breast Cancer Patients Receiving PD-1/PD-L1 Inhibitors.Nutrients · 2023Review
- The Effect of Dietary Oat Consumption and Its Constituents on Fat Storage and Obesity.Physiological research · 2023Review
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- Changes in Plant and Grain Quality of Winter Oat (Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Nutritional and Phytochemical Composition and Associated Health Benefits of Oat (TheScientificWorldJournal · 2023Review
- Nutritional deficiencies in low-sociodemographic-index countries: a population-based study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2023Article
- Narrative Review on the Effects of Oat and Sprouted Oat Components on Blood Pressure.Nutrients · 2022Review
- Antiviral and Anti-Inflammatory Plant-Derived Bioactive Compounds and Their Potential Use in the Treatment of COVID-19-Related Pathologies.Journal of xenobiotics · 2022Review
- Genetic diversity in nutritional composition of oat (Saudi journal of biological sciences · 2022Article
- Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass (RYGB) Surgery during High Liquid Sucrose Diet Leads to Gut Microbiota-Related Systematic Alterations.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Article
- Mushrooms as future generation healthy foods.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Review
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13 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Optimal nutrition is the foundation for the development and maintenance of a healthy immune system. An optimal supply of nutrients is required for biosynthesis of immune factors and immune cell proliferation. Nutrient deficiency/inadequacy and hidden hunger, which manifests as depleted nutrients reserves, increase the risk of infectious diseases and aggravate disease severity. Therefore, an adequate and balanced diet containing an abundant diversity of foods, nutrients, and non-nutrient chemicals is paramount for an optimal immune defense against infectious diseases, including cold/flu and non-communicable diseases. Some nutrients and foods play a larger role than others in the support of the immune system. Oats are a nutritious whole grain and contain several immunomodulating nutrients. In this narrative review, we discuss the contribution of oat nutrients, including dietary fiber (β-glucans), copper, iron, selenium, and zinc, polyphenolics (ferulic acid and avenanthramides), and proteins (glutamine) in optimizing the innate and adaptive immune system's response to infections directly by modulating the innate and adaptive immunity and indirectly by eliciting changes in the gut microbiota and related metabolites.
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