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Vitamin D-binding protein directs monocyte responses to 25-hydroxy- and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Jul 2010
Chun Rene F, Lauridsen Anna L, Suon Lizabeth, Zella Lee A, Pike J Wesley, Modlin Robert L, Martineau Adrian R, Wilkinson Robert J, Adams John, Hewison Martin
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) is a key factor in determining monocyte induction of the antimicrobial protein cathelicidin, which requires intracrine conversion of 25OHD to 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D [1,25(OH)(2)D]. Both vitamin D metabolites circulate bound to vitamin D-binding protein (DBP), but the effect of this on induction of monocyte cathelicidin remains unclear. METHODS: Human monocytes were...
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