Id |
Subject |
Object |
Predicate |
Lexical cue |
T53 |
0-4 |
Sentence |
denotes |
3.1. |
T54 |
5-29 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Metabolism and Functions |
T55 |
30-155 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Retinol (vitamin A1) is a fat-soluble vitamin and an obligatory dietary factor since it is not synthesized de novo by humans. |
T56 |
156-346 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The main vitamin A sources are organ meats, milk, cheese; in green vegetables and yellow fruits are present provitamin A carotenoids, which must be cleaved to retinal before absorption [15]. |
T57 |
347-483 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Preformed vitamin A (retinol, retinal, retinoic acid, and retinyl ester) is hydrolysed into retinol in the lumen of the small intestine. |
T58 |
484-628 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Retinol is esterified in the enterocyte and packaged into chylomicrons, and the liver represents the main site of chylomicron vitamin A storage. |
T59 |
629-793 |
Sentence |
denotes |
During a deficiency status, vitamin A stores are mobilized, and retinol circulate bound to the retinol-binding protein (RBP) and is utilized by target tissues [15]. |
T60 |
794-1008 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The functions of vitamin A are mediated by all-trans-retinoic acid, which, by binding specific nuclear transcription factors, (retinoid receptors) regulates the expression of several hundred genes [15,16,17,18,19]. |
T61 |
1009-1204 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Vitamin A-regulated genes are involved in fundamental biological activities, playing an important role in supporting vision, growth, cell, and tissue differentiation, haematopoiesis and immunity. |
T62 |
1205-1419 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Regarding immunity, vitamin A contributes to supporting the integrity of epithelia, particularly the gastrointestinal epithelia tissue among children suffering from severe infections or who are undernourished [15]. |
T63 |
1420-1553 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Vitamin A is also important in regulating the number and function of natural killer (NK) cells, macrophages, and neutrophils [16,17]. |
T64 |
1554-1749 |
Sentence |
denotes |
By downregulating the expression level of interferon (IFN)-γ and upregulating the secretion of inerleukin (IL)-5, vitamin A plays a regulatory role in the early differentiation stage of NK cells. |
T65 |
1750-1919 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Moreover, it regulates the differentiation of dendritic cells precursors and promotes the secretion of the pro-inflammatory cytokines IL-12 and IL-23 by dendritic cells. |
T66 |
1920-2091 |
Sentence |
denotes |
It has also a crucial role in promoting Foxp3+ Treg generation, while reciprocally inhibiting Th1/Th17 generation and a Th9 transcriptional and epigenomic program [20,21]. |
T67 |
2092-2238 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Furthermore, vitamin A is involved in the antimicrobial action of macrophages, playing a role in the phagocytic and oxidative burst activity [13]. |
T68 |
2239-2281 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Vitamin A also supports adaptive immunity. |
T69 |
2282-2447 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Indeed, retinoids represents physiological modulators of normal B cell growth and differentiation, thus vitamin A deficiency negatively affects B cell function [18]. |
T70 |
2448-2556 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Furthermore, animal studies have shown impairment in the antibody response due to vitamin A deficiency [19]. |
T71 |
2557-2706 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The production of antibodies may be enhanced by the influence of vitamin A on T helper 2 cells development [22] and antigen-presenting cells [15,23]. |
T72 |
2707-2848 |
Sentence |
denotes |
In addition, retinoids induce the differentiation of Tregs and maintain both the stability of Tregs and their immunoregulatory function [24]. |
T73 |
2849-3067 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Indeed, retinoids play fundamental roles in cell-mediated immunity, representing an important cofactor in T cell activation [25] and influencing the expression of membrane receptors that mediate T-cell signalling [17]. |
T74 |
3068-3235 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Vitamin A supplementation trials conducted in paediatric populations have shown the potential effect to increase T-cell, particularly of the CD4 subpopulation [15,26]. |