Highlights:
– In laboratory tests with mice and human blood, Cedars-Sinai scientists found that vitamin B3 increased by up to 1,000 fold the ability of the immune system to kill staph bacteria. Beyond its findings related to vitamin B3, the study indicates that similar targeting of the CEBPE gene with other compounds may offer a new immune-boosting strategy to fight bacterial infections.
– nicotinamide form of vitamin B3 stimulated a specific gene (CEBPE), enhancing white blood cells’ ability to combat staph infections, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus or MRSA.
* September 2012 edition of The Journal of Clinical Investigation
– http://healthresearchreport.me/2012/08/27/vitamin-b3-niacin-may-offer-new-tool-in-fight-against-superbugs-increased-by-1000-times-the-ability-of-immune-cells-to-kill-staph-bacteria/