Vitamin D Modulation of TRAIL Expression in Human Milk and Mammary Epithelial Cells

Abstract The vitamin D levels in mothers affect the health status of both the mother and breastfeeding infant. Vitamin D deficient mothers’ infants are prone to rickets. While tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis inducing ligand (TRAIL) has been implicated in cellular growth/apoptosis, immune cel...

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Main Authors: Yuvaraj Sambandam, Sakamuri V. Reddy, Jennifer L. Mulligan, Christina Voelkel-Johnson, Carol L. Wagner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-04521-y