Vitamin D and the vitamin D receptor are critical for control of the innate immune response to colonic injury
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The active form of vitamin D (1,25(OH)<sub>2</sub>D<sub>3</sub>) has been shown to inhibit development of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in IL-10 KO mice. Here, the role of the vitamin D receptor (VDR) and 1...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2007-03-01
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| Series: | BMC Immunology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2172/8/5 |