Letter to the EditorConflicting evidence for neonatal vitamin A supplementation
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Maternal vitamin A supplementation increases natural antibody concentrations of preadolescent offspring in rural Nepal
2015, NutritionCitation Excerpt :We are not aware of any comparable research on the T lineage. An impact of early vitamin A deficiency on lymphopoiesis may have relevance for the current debate regarding mechanisms of action for neonatal vitamin A supplementation [28–30]. Newborn dosing with vitamin A may act on the earliest lymphoid progenitors, boosting their differentiation into B1a or γδ T cells.
Neonatal vitamin A supplementation: Time to move on
2015, The LancetThe effect of high-dose vitamin A supplementation administered with BCG vaccine at birth may be modified by subsequent DTP vaccination
2009, VaccineCitation Excerpt :However, it would seem important to conduct trials with longer follow-up than 6 months to make sure that the effect does not cease to be beneficial and/or becomes negative. Under all circumstances there is an urgent need for further investigations of the differential effects of VAS administered at birth before we move to implementing new recommendations [34,35]. In conclusion, the effect on mortality of 50,000 IU vitamin A given with BCG vaccine at birth seemed to depend on other vaccines.
Heterologous and sex differential effects of administering vitamin A supplementation with vaccines
2014, Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene