Vitamin A plays a more important role in the physiological functions of our body than previously thought, including the development of the central nervous system, according to Van Andel Research Institute / USA /.

Vitamin derivatives such as retinal and retinoic acid are involved in physiological functions in the human body. Vitamin A or retinol, the most common form of vitamin A, is directly involved in regulating the signaling pathways of nuclear receptors - a process that activates genes in our body.

Vitamin A itself is responsible for activating the TR4 nuclear receptor, said one of the authors of a new study, Dr. Edward Zhou.. TR4 affects the production of sperm, lipids and lipoproteins, the development of the central nervous system and the regulation of hemoglobin in the fetus.

Nuclear receptors activate genes in important biological processes of the body and are necessary for many important physiological functions, clinicians explain. Specialists have also identified small molecules involved in the transcription of TR4 - RNA synthesis using DNA as the basis - which can serve as a starting point for creating potential drugs.

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