EFFECT OF RESISTANT STARCH AND CRUCIFEROUS VEGETABLES ON MUCOSAL IMMUNITY AND DISEASE RESISTANCE

Objective 1. Study the effect of resistant starch on the function of innate lymphoid cells, regulatory T cells, and regulatory macrophages in mucosal immunity and resistance to gastrointestinal infection. [NP107, C3, PS3B] Objective 2. Examine the effect of cruciferous vegetables on the function of innate lymphoid cells, regulatory T cells, and regulatory macrophages in mucosal immunity and resistance to gastrointestinal infection. [NP107, C3, PS3B] Objective 3. Define the effect of combining resistant starches with cruciferous vegetables on the function of innate lymphoid cells, regulatory T cells, and regulatory macrophages in mucosal immunity and resistance to gastrointestinal infection. [NP107, C3, PS3B]