A trial of healthy older adults aged 65 and older found that daily supplementation with 200 mg of all-rac-alpha-tocopherol for 235 days improved T lymphocyte-mediated immunity, as measured by the delayed-type hypersensitivity (DTH) skin test, and increased antibody production in response to hepatitis B and tetanus vaccines.

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  Immunity In Depth | Linus Pauling Institute

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• T lymphocytes concept