Vitamin D deficiency causes defective resistance to Aspergillus fumigatus in mice via aggravated and sustained inflammation.

Vitamin D deficiency causes defective resistance to Aspergillus fumigatus in mice via aggravated and sustained inflammation.

BACKGROUND: Vitamin D plays an important role in pulmonary resistance and immunity, and its deficiency has been linked to various respiratory infections. Little is known about the effect of vitamin D deficiency on host pulmonary defense to Aspergillus fumigatus (A. fumigatus). METHODS: Mice raised o...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Pei Li, Xiaoyong Xu, Ehong Cao, Bo Yu, Wanchun Li, Ming Fan, Mei Huang, Lining Shi, Rong Zeng, Xin Su, Yi Shi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4057384?pdf=render

Internet

http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4057384?pdf=render

Similar Items