How does vitamin C affect the immune system?

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Please tell all the ways vitamin C affects the immune system.

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Ways of how vitamin C affects the immune system:

It improves:

1. Antimicrobial and natural killer cell activities.

2. Lymphocytes proliferation.

3. Chemotaxis.

4. Delayed type hypersensitivity.

5. Contributes to maintaining redox integrity of the cells.

6. Subsequently protects them against reactive oxygen species generated during the respiratory burst and in the inflammatory response.

Answered byDr. Albana Greca

Medically reviewed byDr. Divya Banu M

Published At August 11, 2019
Reviewed AtAugust 23, 2024

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