Vitamin D and inflammatory diseases

Journal of Inflammation Research

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 69-87

  Yin, Kai ^a   Agrawal, Devendra K ^a  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Atherosclerosis; Chronic kidney disease; Inflammatory bowel disease

Indexed keywords

COLECALCIFEROL; VITAMIN D;

ASTHMA; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CALCIUM HOMEOSTASIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; DRUG MEGADOSE; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; INFLUENZA; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 84901791944     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11787031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/JIR.S63898     Document Type: Review

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