Increased na ïve CD4+ and B lymphocyte subsets are associated with body mass loss drive relative lymphocytosis in anorexia nervosa patients

Anorexia nervosa (AN) is an atypical form of malnutrition with peculiar changes in the immune system. We hypothesized that different lymphocyte subsets are differentially affected by malnutrition in AN and thus, our aim was to investigate the influence of body mass loss on the variability of lymphocyte subsets in AN patients. A group of 66 adolescent female patients, aged 12 –17years referred for their first episode of either AN or Feeding or Eating Disorders Not Elsewhere Classified (FED-NEC) were studied upon admission (46 AN-restricting subtype [ANR], 11 AN-binge/purging subtype [ANP] and 9 FED-NEC).

Source: Nutrition Research - February 5, 2017 Category: Nutrition Authors: Ana Elegido, Montserrat Graell, Patricia Andr és, Alina Gheorghe, Ascensión Marcos, Esther Nova Source Type: research