Article
Epigenetic Remodeling by Vitamin C Potentiates the Differentiation of Mouse and Human Plasma Cells
2021-09-17
Abstract excerpt
Ascorbate (vitamin C) is an essential micronutrient in humans. The chronic severe deficiency of ascorbate, termed scurvy , has long been associated with increased susceptibility to infections. How ascorbate affects the immune system at the cellular and molecular levels remained unclear. Here, from a micronutrient screen, we identified ascorbate as a potent enhancer for antibody response by facilitating the IL-21/...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 488ed213-7a67-5a35-b636-c1d0f248b6a8
- DOI
- 10.1101/2021.09.15.460473
