Optimal immune response is needed to viral elimination, but in HIV infection the immune cell is the main target. Zinc has proved to increase immune response to various infection. However, its role in HIV infection has not understood. This study aimed to analyze the effect of zinc supplementation to increase CD4+ in HIV-infected patients. This was an experimental study with pre test post tes…
Aim: to investigate the efficacy of zinc supplementation in chronic prostatitis treatment. Methods: present randomized clinical trial was conducted on 120 patients with diagnosis of chronic prostatitis (NA NIH) after preliminary evaluation and ruling out other conditions. The study group received oral zinc sulfate 220 mg daily as capsule without any other supplements. The control group received…
Background: Previous study showed leprosy patients have low zinc status. Yet the status of zinc in close-contact, which indicated by IgM anti-PGL1 level, have not determined. The aim of the study was to determine the association of zinc plasma and IgM anti-PGL-1 levels among close contact of leprosy patients in Indonesia. Methods: This was an observational study. Subjects were 186 close-conta…
Pneumonia is a major health problem affecting children all over the world and remains a major cause of childhood morbidity and mortality in developing countries. Children with micronutrients deficiency including zinc, which might cause immune system disorder, have higher risk to have pneumonia. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between plasma zinc level and pneumonia, sev…
The increase in the population of older persons needs to be accompanied by increased quality of healthcare in older persons, particularly a decrease in the incidence of infections. Impaired immune responses are common in older adults,and immune senescence likely contributes to the increased incidence of infectious diseases in the older persons. The aging process decreases the immune response a…
Background: WHO classified the number of leprosy cases in Indonesia as number three in the world after India and Brazil. The number of new leprosy patients tends to increase since there is a possibility that seropositive leprosy is turning into manifest leprosy. The aim of this study was to analyze the influence of zinc supplementation on interleukin-2 (IL-2) level of seropositive contact of le…