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Status of vitamin D, antimicrobial peptide cathelicidin and T helper-associated cytokines in patients with diabetes mellitus and pulmonary tuberculosis

Pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) is a high burden infectious disease in China. The immune function is damaged in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) who are easy to infect with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). The growth of Mtb has been shown to be restrained following the administration of vitamin D...

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Autores principales: ZHAN, YUNFEI, JIANG, LING
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: D.A. Spandidos 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4247300/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25452769
http://dx.doi.org/10.3892/etm.2014.2042