Active Suppression

When Vital 3 enters the small intestine, it moves into Peyer's patches (see Figure 2). As it is digested, Vital 3 stimulates the production of regulatory T cells, which travel to synovial tissue, where they release anti-inflammatory compounds. It causes the T cells to circulate throughout the body and release anti-inflammatory cytokines (IL-4, IL-10, and TGF-beta) when they encounter certain cells in synovial tissue (see Figure 2). The cytokines then suppress inflammation at the site where they are released.

When inflammation occurs anywhere in the body, that's the immune system's way of eliminating intruders and signaling the body to heal damage. But this defensive and healing system sometimes triggers inappropriately, producing undesirable results. When inflammation occurs in synovial tissue, the disease is known as rheumatoid arthritis. This joint inflammation causes tissue damage because the body incorrectly identifies normal tissues as abnormal and attacks them, destroying the tissue in the process. The result is increasingly painful, stiff joints and the decreased mobility that comes with them.

Vital 3 causes the joints themselves to release natural inflammation suppressors, training the body to help joints feel better, move better, and to create conditions that allow joints to heal.

Figure 2: