Can Arginine Enhance The Immune Response?

Researchers from the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB) affiliated to the Universita della Svizzera italiana (USI), shows that L-arginine, which is an amino acid that is consumed through diet, can actually boost the activity of a particular type of immune cells, called T cells. The metabolism of these cells is organized and the cells survive longer and are more effective in fighting tumors when the levels of L-arginine are increased. The scientific journal Cell has published these findings and this opens up new ways to improve T cell therapies against cancer. Crucial roles in the immune defense against viruses, …read more