Vitamin D Deficiency is Associated with Increased Disease Activity in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Vitamin D Deficiency is Associated with Increased Disease Activity in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Background and Aims: Vitamin D has an inhibitory role in the inflammatory signaling pathways and supports the integrity of the intestinal barrier. Due to its immunomodulatory effect, vitamin D plays a role in chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and a deficiency is associated with an increased r...

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Main Authors: Johannes Hausmann, Alica Kubesch, Mana Amiri, Natalie Filmann, Irina Blumenstein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-08-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
IBD
Crohn’s disease
Ulcerative colitis
intestinal barrier
mucosal inflammation
vitamin D
calcitriol
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/8/9/1319

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