Vitamin D-deficient mice have more invasive urinary tract infection.
Vitamin D deficiency is a common health problem with consequences not limited to bone and calcium hemostasis. Low levels have also been linked to tuberculosis and other respiratory infections as well as autoimmune diseases. We have previously shown that supplementation with vitamin D can induce the...
Main Authors: | Olof Hertting, Petra Lüthje, Devin Sullivan, Pontus Aspenström, Annelie Brauner |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2017-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5531565?pdf=render |
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