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Vitamins prime immunity

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The finding that derivatives of vitamin B can bind to an antigen-presenting protein that stimulates specialized immune cells suggests a novel mechanism by which the immune system detects microbial infections. See Article p.717

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Figure 1: Modes of antigen presentation.

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  1. Wei-Jen Chua is at the US Food and Drug Administration, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA.,

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  2. Ted H. Hansen is at Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri 63110, USA.,

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