Extensive abstracts /Résumés étendus

Mucosal adaptive immunity: impact of exogenous stimuli and feeding
Per BRANDTZAEG , Rikshospitalet University Hospital, Oslo, Norway

Nutritional modulation of early thymic development
Andrew PRENTICE, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK

Modulation of oral tolerance in rats by perinatal supply of essential fatty acids
Birgitta STRANDVIK , Göteborg University, Sweden

Mother-child breastfeeding
Lars A. HANSON, Göteborg University,Sweden

Trace elements and immunity
Carlos MUNOZ , INTA, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile  

Nucleotides and immuno-competence
Angel GIL, University of Granada, Spain

Nutritional regulation of NO synthesis and its implications for health
Guoyao WU , Texas A&M University, College Station, USA

Bioactive molecules in milk: homeostatic function in the intestinal mucosa
Eduardo SCHIFFRIN , Nestec Ltd, Nestlé Research Center, Lausanne, CH

Nutrition and infection: Current issues of global importance
Rebecca J. STOLTZFUS, Cornell University, Ithaca, USA

Immunocompetence assessment: A useful tool to evaluate nutritional status in eating disorders and in athletes
Ascension MARCOS, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas, Madrid, Spain

Molecules at the interface between immune and metabolic regulation: a major role for leptin?
Giuseppe MATARESE, Istituto di Endocrin. e Oncol. Sperimentale, Napoli, Italy

Polyunsaturated fatty acids, inflammation and immunity
Philip C. CALDER, University of Southampton,UK

Regulation of immune responses to oral immunization by dietary fat emulsions
Tetsuo KANEKEO, Meiji Dairies Corporation, Kanagawa-ken, Japan  

Enteral nutrition as a tool for immunomodulation in critically ill patients
Stig BENGMARK , University College, London,UK

Glutamine in the critically ill Richard
D. GRIFFITHS, University of Liverpool, UK

N-3 fatty acids in septic patients
Konstantin MAYER, University of Giessen, Germany

Impact of vitamin E on immune function and infectious diseases in the aged
Sung Nim HAN, Tufts University, Boston, USA

Nutritional zinc, oxidative stress and immuno-senescence. Biochemical, genetic and life style implications for healthy ageing
Eugenio MOCCHEGIANI, INRCA, Ancona, Italy

The immune system as a predictor of longevity. Role of antioxidants preventing immunosenescence and increasing life span
Mónica De La FUENTE, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain

Nutrigenetics and the metabolic syndrome .
Philippe FROGUEL , Imperial College London & CNRS8090 – Institut Pasteur de Lille , France

Host-microbial relationships in the intestine: sensing commensal and pathogenic bacteria
Marc LECUIT, Institut Pasteur & Hôpital Necker, Paris, France

Effect of commensal microbiota on the developing immune system
Ingegerd ADLEBERTH, Göteborg University, Sweden

Probiotics in atopic disease
Marko KALLIOMAKI, University of Turku, Finland

Prebiotic activity of human milk: application for infant formula
Marie-Christiane MOREAU, INRA, Jouy-en-Josas, France

Probiotics and immune regulation : effects of Lactobacillus casei
Raphaëlle BOURDET-SICARD, Danone Vitapole, Palaiseau, France