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The Association between Serum 25-Hydroxy Vitamin D Level and Urine Cathelicidin in Children with a Urinary Tract Infection

OBJECTIVE: Cathelicidin is an important antimicrobial peptide in the urinary tract. Cathelicidin expression is strongly stimulated by 1,25-dihydroxy vitamin D in epithelial cells, macrophages/monocytes, and neutrophils. Vitamin D and cathelicidin status in children with urinary tract infection (UTI)...

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Autores principales: Övünç Hacıhamdioğlu, Duygu, Altun, Demet, Hacıhamdioğlu, Bülent, Çekmez, Ferhat, Aydemir, Gökhan, Kul, Mustafa, Müftüoğlu, Tuba, Süleymanoğlu, Selami, Karademir, Ferhan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Galenos Publishing 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5096497/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27180947
http://dx.doi.org/10.4274/jcrpe.2563