ea0049ep275 | Calcium & Vitamin D metabolism | ECE2017
Athanassiou Lambros
, Nezos Andrianos
, Kostoglou-Athanassiou Ifigenia
, Mavragani Clio
, Athanassiou Panagiotis
, Koutsilieris Michael
Vitamin D is a secosteroid hormone known for its skeletal effects. Recently, the extraskeletal effects of vitamin D are under investigation. Vitamin D is thought to exert an immunomodulatory effect, having multiple effects on the immune system. It is known to induce immune tolerance and also to enhance the immune response to bacteria.The aim was to study the effect of 1,25(OH)2D3 on interferon I secretion by human mononuclear cells ...