Vitamin D crucial to activating immune defenses

Image 1: T lymphoycte cell (small cell with red surface) scanning another cell for the presence of foreign molecules. Credit: Professor Carsten GeislerImage 2: When the naďve T cell recognizes foreign molecules with its T cell receptor (TCR) it sends activation signals (1) to the VDR gene. The VDR gene now starts the production of VDR (2). VDR binds vitamin D in the T cell (3) and becomes activated. Vitamin D bound to activated VDR goes back into the cell nucleus and activates the gene for PLC-gamma1 (5). PLC-gamma1 is produced (6) and the T cells can get started. Credit: Professor of Immunology, Carsten Geisler

Vitamin D crucial to activating immune defenses

Scientists at the University of Copenhagen have discovered that Vitamin D is crucial to activating our immune defenses and that without sufficient intake of the vitamin, the killer cells of ...

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Vitamin D 'triggers and arms' the immune system

Vitamin D is crucial to the fending off of infections, claims new research.

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Scientists Find Why 'Sunshine' Vitamin D Is Crucial

Vitamin D is vital in activating human defenses and low levels suffered by around half the world's population may mean their immune systems' killer T cells are poor at fighting infection, scientists ...

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Why Vitamin D Is Essential

Image 1: T lymphoycte cell (small cell with red surface) scanning another cell for the presence of foreign molecules. Credit: Professor Carsten GeislerImage 2: When the naďve T cell recognizes ...

Mon 8 Mar 10 from RedOrbit

Vitamin D crucial for activating infection fighting T cells

The role of vitamin D for fighting infection has become clearer. read more

Sun 7 Mar 10 from Emaxhealth

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