Interactions Between Early Nutrition, Early Environment, and Immunity
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Pediatric Nutrition".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 May 2025 | Viewed by 24
Special Issue Editors
Interests: pediatric; allergy; immunology; regulatory T cells; allergen specific immunotherapy mechanisms
Interests: food allergy/intolerance; immunomodulation and nutrition; gut–brain axis; nutritional psychiatry; inflammaging; food histamine; food proteins; diet; nutrition; eating disorders; immunity
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Dear Colleagues,
The first 1000 days of life, including the intrauterine period, are critical for the development of a healthy immune system. During this time, both nutrition and environmental exposures play essential roles in shaping immune function. Specific nutrients, dietary patterns, and environmental factors impact the composition of the intestinal microbiota, which in turn has a decisive influence on immune system functionality throughout life.
This special issue aims to highlight the complex interactions between early-life nutrition, environmental factors, and immune health. We welcome a diverse range of original studies—such as in vivo and in vitro research, case studies, cohort studies, and reviews—that explore how these interactions contribute to immune-related conditions across the lifespan. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to, allergies, infections, autoimmune diseases, immunodeficiencies, neuroimmune disorders, obesity, metabolic syndrome, and diabetes.
Prof. Dr. Cevdet Ozdemir
Dr. Emilia Vassilopoulou
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- immune system development
- microbiota composition
- first 1000 days
- infant immunity
- nutritional immunology
- environmental exposures
- dietary patterns
- immune-related diseases
- allergy prevention
- autoimmune diseases
- neuroimmune health
- metabolic syndrome
- immune programming
- obesity
- growth
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