Hypovitaminosis D and reduced cathelicidin are strongly correlated during the multidrug therapy against leprosy

Mycobacterium leprae infection depends on the competence of the host immune defense to induce effective protection against this intracellular pathogen. The present study investigated the serum levels of vitamin D and the antimicrobial peptide cathelicidin, to determine the statistical correlation be...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Microbial pathogenesis 2020-10, Vol.147, p.104373-104373, Article 104373
Hauptverfasser:	Grossi de Oliveira, Ana Laura, Chaves, Ana Thereza, Santos Cardoso, Mariana, Gomide Pinheiro, Guilherme Rafael, Parreiras de Jesus, Augusto César, de Faria Grossi, Maria Aparecida, Lyon, Sandra, Lacerda Bueno, Lilian, da Costa Rocha, Manoel Otávio, Toshio Fujiwara, Ricardo, Alves da Silva Menezes, Cristiane
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Cathelicidin Leprosy Leprosy drug therapy M. leprae Vitamin D3
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