Poten-Cee + ZN Advance Mechanism of Action

Vitamins/Mineral.
Poten-Cee + ZN Advance (Vitamin C + Zinc + Vitamin D₃), combines active ingredients that play critical roles in immune function, inflammatory response, and collagen synthesis.
Vitamin C, Vitamin D, and Zinc play synergistic roles in supporting components of both innate and adaptive immunity, making them an ideal combination of immunity-boosters. Deficiency of these have been associated with higher susceptibility to infectious diseases caused by bacterial, fungal, and viral pathogens such as colds and flu. Together, they have been shown in a meta-analysis to shorten the duration of acute respiratory tract infection by 6% to 59%, helping fast recovery. Vitamin C, including its non-acidic format Sodium ascorbate, is well known for its immune-boosting properties for colds and flu. Vitamin D₃ (cholecalciferol) supplementation is protective against acute respiratory tract infections in deficient populations. Zinc is essential for the Zinc-dependent metallopeptidase STEP protein, which can inhibit viral cell entry and restrict a wide range of viruses, hence acting as a wide-spectrum anti-viral protein.
Vitamin C, Vitamin D, and Zinc together help the body's natural defense against damaging free radicals (antioxidant effect). Free radicals are associated with aging and various chronic diseases. They are highly reactive and unstable chemicals generated during normal body activities that require oxygen (e.g., respiration, digestion, blood circulation, immune system response, increased physical activity, etc.) and after exposure to UV light, cigarette smoke and various pollutants. Vitamin C is a potent anti-oxidant in humans. Zinc supplementation has been shown to decrease oxidative stress and inflammatory cytokines in the elderly. Vitamin D₃ helps to protect the skin against hazardous effects of skin aging-triggering agents, including UV radiation, pollution, and microbial infections.
Vitamin C and Zinc also function as cofactors of enzymes involved in collagen formation and synthesis. Collagen is an important protein that can be used by the body for growth and repair of tissues and necessary for healthy skin, hair, bones, and joints. It provides strength and elasticity to the skin and promotes faster wound healing. Vitamin D₃ plays an important role in calcium homeostasis and bone metabolism and its deficiency can lead to bone growth abnormalities such as osteomalacia and rickets.