If you suffer from psoriasis, start taking B5 (pantetheine) supplements—they could ease the worst symptoms.
The vitamin can calm overactive immune cells, and it’s all to do with the way that cholesterol interacts with autoimmune inflammation.
It interrupts a process when dendritic cells, specialized immune cells that help organize the body’s defences, start over-reacting.
The cells act as coordinators, identifying potential threats and directing other immune cells to respond, and they also release chemical signals that recruit additional immune cells and trigger inflammation.
Although these activities are essential for fighting infections, problems can arise when dendritic cells become excessively active. Instead of helping protect the body, they can contribute to persistent inflammation and autoimmune diseases such as psoriasis, say researchers from State Key Laboratory of Biomedical Analysis in Beijing.
They carried out a small study among 24 psoriasis patients who used a topical ointment, and half were also given pantetheine tablets. After three months, the pantetheine group saw bigger improvements in their symptoms.
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