Immune Response Modulation by Vitamin D: Role in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Vitamin D plays key roles as a natural immune modulator and has been implicated in the pathophysiology of autoimmune diseases, including systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). This review presents a summary and analysis of the recent literature regarding immunoregulatory effects of vitamin D as well as...

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Autores principales: Iruretagoyena, Mirentxu, Hirigoyen, Daniela, Naves, Rodrigo, Burgos, Paula Isabel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015
Materias:
Immunology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4600954/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26528285
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2015.00513
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Sumario:Vitamin D plays key roles as a natural immune modulator and has been implicated in the pathophysiology of autoimmune diseases, including systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). This review presents a summary and analysis of the recent literature regarding immunoregulatory effects of vitamin D as well as its importance in SLE development, clinical severity, and possible effects of supplementation in disease treatment.

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