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Differential effect of vitamin D on NOD2- and TLR-induced cytokines in Crohn's disease.
Mucosal immunology - 1 Nov 2014
Dionne S, Calderon M R, White J H, Memari B, Elimrani I, Adelson B, Piccirillo C, Seidman E G
Abstract excerpt
Accumulating evidence implicates defective innate immunity in the pathogenesis of Crohn's disease (CD). Ineffectual NOD2 (nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain 2) is the most common susceptibility gene contributing to CD. Vitamin D (vD), a potent modulator of innate and adaptive immunity, induces NOD2 gene expression and its downstream function. We hypothesized that the hormonal form of vD (1,25D) could...
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