Vitamin A Metabolism by Dendritic Cells Triggers an Antimicrobial Response against <named-content content-type="genus-species">Mycobacterium tuberculosis</named-content>
ABSTRACT Epidemiological evidence correlates low serum vitamin A (retinol) levels with increased susceptibility to active tuberculosis (TB); however, retinol is biologically inactive and must be converted into its bioactive form, all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA). Given that ATRA triggers a Niemann-Pic...
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American Society for Microbiology
2019
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| Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/d742d0149e544e31881c00788a5150dc |
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