Astaxanthin is POSSIBLY SAFE when taken by mouth as a supplement. Astaxanthin has been used safely by itself in doses of 4 to 40 mg daily for up to 12 weeks. It has been used safely in combination with other carotenoids, vitamins and minerals at 4 mg daily for up to 12 months. Early research suggests that a combination product (BioAstin) containing astaxanthin, lutein, beta-carotene, and vitamin E taken by mouth 3 times daily for 8 weeks does not reduce pain in people with carpal tunnel syndrome.
Microglial cells are involved in protecting the brain and spinal cord from parasitic infections, as well. The phagocytosis of cerebral malaria and management of the damage caused by it is one example. Plasmodium falciparum is a parasite that causes malaria in humans.
A family of MHC class I-like molecules expressed on the surface of immature thymocytes, Langerhans cells, and certain B cells; CD1 is a ligand for T cell subpopulation, is present in intestinal epithelium adjacent to GALT, possibly involved in epithelial immunity.See Gut-associated lymphoid tissue. family of MHC class I-like molecules expressed on the surface of immature thymocytes, Langerhans cells, and certain B cells; CD1 is a ligand for T cell subpopulation, is present in intestinal epithelium adjacent to GALT, possibly involved in epithelial immunity.