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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Main Authors: Cantorna Margherita T, Froicu Monica
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-03-01
Series:BMC Immunology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2172/8/5

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