Vitamin D and the immune system

Nicholas C. Harvey; Margherita T. Cantorna

doi:10.1533/9780857095749.2.244

Vitamin D and the immune system

Nicholas C. Harvey, Margherita T. Cantorna

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This chapter discusses the role of vitamin D in the regulation of the immune system. The epidemiology, biology and physiology of vitamin D in humans is described, followed by a detailed exposition of the actions of 1,25(OH)₂-vitamin D on immune cells. The chapter concludes that vitamin D appears to be important in immune function, but that at this time there is insufficient evidence on which to base clinical recommendations regarding supplementation.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Diet, Immunity and Inflammation
Publisher	Elsevier Ltd
Pages	244-263
Number of pages	20
ISBN (Print)	9780857090379
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1533/9780857095749.2.244
State	Published - Sep 2013

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General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
General Medicine

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