Vitamin D Status Is Positively Correlated with Regulatory T Cell Function in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis

BACKGROUND: In several autoimmune diseases, including multiple sclerosis (MS), a compromised regulatory T cell (Treg) function is believed to be critically involved in the disease process. In vitro, the biologically active metabolite of vitamin D has been shown to promote Treg development. A poor vi...

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Autores principales: Smolders, Joost, Thewissen, Mariëlle, Peelen, Evelyn, Menheere, Paul, Cohen Tervaert, Jan Willem, Damoiseaux, Jan, Hupperts, Raymond
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2009
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2721656/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19675671
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0006635

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