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The relationship of serum vitamins A, D, E and LL-37 levels with allergic status, tonsillar virus detection and immune response
BACKGROUND: Tonsils have an active role in immune defence and inducing and maintaining tolerance to allergens. Vitamins A, D, and E, and antimicrobial peptide LL-37 may have immunomodulatory effects. We studied how their serum levels were associated with allergy status, intratonsillar/nasopharyngeal...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5325266/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28235040 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0172350 |