dendritic
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The findings suggest that adding creatine during the production of dendritic cell vaccines could potentially make those therapies more effective.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 8, 2026
By boosting these energy reserves, creatine helped maintain the inflammatory signaling pathways required for dendritic cell activation.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 8, 2026
The study, published in iScience, found that creatine boosts the activity of dendritic cells, specialized immune cells that detect tumors and activate the killer T cells responsible for destroying cancer.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 8, 2026
The researchers compared creatine's role to that of a rechargeable battery, allowing dendritic cells to store and release energy as needed, even while competing with rapidly growing tumor cells for limited nutrients.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 8, 2026
Those twisted dendritic legs get stuck in the pitch, and the stuff begins to pull me down like I’m a dinosaur in tar.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
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