Abstract
Available data suggest that vitamin D plays a role in controlling inflammation in the lungs. However, to date vitamin D-induced production of cathelicidin has not been shown to have an effect on the burden of either viruses or bacteria. Future work should continue to determine the effects of vitamin D-regulated mechanisms in the lung and the possible role of cathelicidin against different pulmonary pathogens in vivo.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 3094-3096 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Infection and Immunity |
Volume | 84 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2016 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Parasitology
- Microbiology
- Immunology
- Infectious Diseases