Endocrinology & Metabolic Syndrome

Endocrinology & Metabolic Syndrome
Open Access

ISSN: 2161-1017

Review Article - (2013) Volume 2, Issue 2

The Impact of Obesity on Immune Response to Infection and Vaccine: An Insight into Plausible Mechanisms

Prathibha Bandaru1, Hemalatha Rajkumar1 and Giridharan Nappanveettil2*
1Department of Microbiology, National Institute of Nutrition, Jamai Osmania, Hyderabad 500 604, India
2National Centre for Laboratory Animal Sciences, National Institute of Nutrition, Jamai-Osmania, Hyderabad 500 604, India
*Corresponding Author: Giridharan Nappanveettil, National Institute of Nutrition, Indian Council of Medical Research, Jamai Osmania, Hyderabad-500604, Andhra Pradesh, India, Tel: 040-27197230, Fax: 040-27003317 Email:

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