Magnesium for T cells: strong to the finish! uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • 'Popeye, the Sailor' cartoons taught children that eating spinach boosts strength and helps defend against bullies. Lötscher and colleagues report that dietary deficiency of magnesium ions (Mg2+), against which eating spinach is an excellent antidote, impairs the activity of a key adhesion molecule, LFA-1, and hinders the ability of CD8+ T cells to grapple with assorted bullies, such as tumors and bacteria.

publication date

  • March 5, 2022

Research

keywords

  • CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes
  • Magnesium

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 85125725333

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1016/j.it.2022.02.004

PubMed ID

  • 35260350

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 43

issue

  • 4