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Alterations in vitamin D status and anti-microbial peptide levels in patients in the intensive care unit with sepsis
BACKGROUND: Vitamin D insufficiency is common in hospitalized patients. Recent evidence suggests that vitamin D may enhance the innate immune response by induction of cathelicidin (LL-37), an endogenous antimicrobial peptide produced by macrophages and neutrophils. Thus, the relationship between vit...
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BioMed Central
2009
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2684740/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19389235 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1479-5876-7-28 |