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

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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Veröffentlicht in:Frontiers in immunology 2015-10, Vol.6, p.513-513
Hauptverfasser: Iruretagoyena, Mirentxu, Hirigoyen, Daniela, Naves, Rodrigo, Burgos, Paula Isabel
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Sprache:eng
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Autoimmune Diseases
Immune Regulation
Immunology
supplementation
systemic lupus erythematosus
Vitamin D
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Zusammenfassung: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.
ISSN:1664-3224
1664-3224
DOI:10.3389/fimmu.2015.00513