role in the initiation and progression of atherosclerosis. Vitamin D has cardioprotective
actions, while its deficiency is a risk factor for the progression of cardiovascular damage. Our
aim was to assess the role of basal levels of vitamin D receptor (VDR) on the early leukocyte
recruitment and related endothelial cell-adhesion-molecule expression, as essential
prerequisites for the onset of atherosclerosis. Knockdown of VDR in endothelial cells …