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Retinoic acid: a key player in immunity.
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PMID:  20803520     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Process    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
For the past 100 years, vitamin A has been implicated as an essential dietary component in host resistance to infectious disease. However, only recently have studies begun to elucidate the cellular and molecular mechanisms of how vitamin A regulates cell-mediated and humoral-mediated immunity. In this review, we present an overview of the recent discoveries of the role that vitamin A and its metabolite, retinoic acid (RA), play in the regulation of immune cells. How RA impacts on leukocyte growth, differentiation, and homing is discussed with special attention to inflammatory responses and solid tumor microenvironment.
Authors:
Karina Pino-Lagos; Yanxia Guo; Randolph J Noelle
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2010-08-27
Journal Detail:
Title:  BioFactors (Oxford, England)     Volume:  36     ISSN:  1872-8081     ISO Abbreviation:  Biofactors     Publication Date:    2010 Nov-Dec
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-12-06     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8807441     Medline TA:  Biofactors     Country:  Netherlands    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  430-6     Citation Subset:  IM    
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Copyright © 2010 International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Inc.
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Dartmouth Medical School, Lebanon, NH, USA.
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