Iron and vitamin D intake on a diet are able to modify the in vitro immune response to Mycobacterium leprae.
Bruna Letícia MartinsJonatas PericoDaniele Ferreira de Faria BertoluciAdriana Sierra Assencio Almeida BarbosaPatricia Sammarco RosaMaria Renata Sales NogueiraVânia Nieto Brito de SouzaAna Carla Pereira LatiniPublished in: Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (2024)
Taken together, these data point to an interference of the status of these nutrients on the interaction between the host and M. leprae, with the potential to interfere with the progression of leprosy. Our results highlight the impact of nutritional aspects on this neglected disease, which is significantly associated with unfavourable social conditions.