Paul Saladino· MD
but they absolutely do actively take up vitamin C that is without question sure they're gonna take a vitamin C I think the question is what is it doing is it the only thing that can serve that role
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The evidence is convergent. Multiple independent sources reach the same conclusion, the underlying mechanism is well-characterized, and even the field's most cautious voices treat it as worth doing.
but they absolutely do actively take up vitamin C that is without question sure they're gonna take a vitamin C I think the question is what is it doing is it the only thing that can serve that role
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because white blood cells need a lot of vitamin C because they're secreting all these reactive oxygen species to kill off pathogens and that's why they suck up vitamin C to prevent the damage from all the you know like hydrogen peroxide hydrochloric acid hi I think it's hypochlorous acid that they secrete
the high levels of vitamin C found in immune cells protect the neutrophils from reactive oxygen species induced DNA damage while also promoting neutrophil raus production studies in humans have shown that vitamin C can enhance neutrophil function
vitamin C is highly concentrated in immune cells with neutrophils and leukocytes having between 50 to a hundred times higher vitamin C concentrations than plasma
Studies and animals and humans suggest that vitamin C plays an important role in facilitating neutrophil migration to sites of infection and overall neutrophil function
vitamin C is critical to immune function immune cells actively participate in eliminating pathogens such as bacteria or viruses from the body vitamin C is highly concentrated in immune cells with neutrophils and leukocytes having roughly fifty to a hundred times higher vitamin C concentrations than plasma
Vitamin C is highly concentrated in immune cells with neutrophils and leukocytes, having 50 to 100 times higher vitamin C concentrations than plasma, where it serves as a potent antioxidant. One of the early stages of the body's immune response to viral or bacterial infection involves neutrophil infiltration into an infected tissue where the cells engulf pathogens and initiate their removal. Neutrophils generate large quantities of reactive oxygen species. But the high levels of vitamin C present in the immune cells protect them from reactive oxygen species induced DNA damage while also promoting neutrophil function, including reactive oxygen species production.