Vitamin D status contributes to the antimicrobial activity of macrophages against Mycobacterium leprae

BACKGROUND: The immune system depends on effector pathways to eliminate invading pathogens from the host in vivo. Macrophages (MΦ) of the innate immune system are armed with vitamin D-dependent antimicrobial responses to kill intracellular microbes. However, how the physiological levels of vitamin D...

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Autores principales: Kim, Elliot W., Teles, Rosane M. B., Haile, Salem, Liu, Philip T., Modlin, Robert L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6044553/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29965969
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006608

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6044553/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29965969
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006608

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