Beyond its critical function in calcium homeostasis, vitamin D has recently been found to
play an important role in the modulation of the immune/inflammation system via regulating …

Humans obtain most of their vitamin D through the exposure of skin to sunlight. The
immunoregulatory properties of vitamin D have been demonstrated in studies showing that …

Changes in vitamin D serum levels have been associated with inflammatory diseases, such
as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus …

Vitamin D deficiency is a global public health problem, a pandemic that commonly affects
the elderly and those with comorbidities such as obesity, diabetes, hypertension, respiratory …

Vitamin D is a hormone regulating the immune system and playing a pivotal role in
responses to microbial infections. It regulates inflammatory processes by influencing the …

While clinical guidelines clearly define mechanisms for asthma diagnosis based upon
history, lung function testing, symptoms, and physical examination, surveillance for asthma …

Purpose Vitamin D is a potent immunomodulator capable of dampening inflammatory
signals in several cell types involved in the asthmatic response. Its deficiency has been …

Background Associations between vitamin D status and childhood asthma are increasingly
reported, but direct causation and mechanisms underlying an effect remain unknown. We …

Background The interferon-induced transmembrane-protein 3 (IFITM3) is a vital component
of the immune system's defense against viral infection. Variants in the IFITM3 gene have …

Background Asthma is a chronic disease associated with airway hyperresponsiveness
(AHR), airway obstruction and airway remodelling. NF‐κB is a transcriptional factor that …