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Serum Amyloid A proteins take retinol for a ride.
- Source :
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Trends in Immunology . Nov2014, Vol. 35 Issue 11, p505-506. 2p. - Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- Vitamin A plays pleiotropic roles in the immune system. A recent eLife paper by Hooper and colleagues shows that hepatic and intestinal serum amyloid A proteins, which are induced in response to infection, can transport vitamin A metabolites to tissues and thus impact immune responses both locally and systemically. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14714906
- Volume :
- 35
- Issue :
- 11
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Trends in Immunology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 99250402
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.it.2014.10.001