A randomized controlled trial on the effect of vitamin D3 on inflammation and cathelicidin gene expression in ulcerative colitis patients

A randomized controlled trial on the effect of vitamin D3 on inflammation and cathelicidin gene expression in ulcerative colitis patients

Background: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is an intestinal chronic inflammatory condition and includes Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). It has been proposed that Vitamin D supplementation may have a beneficial role in IBD. Aim: To characterize the effects of Vitamin D on cat...

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Main Authors: Amrollah Sharifi, Mohammad Javad Hosseinzadeh-Attar, Homayoon Vahedi, Saharnaz Nedjat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:The Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Cathelicidin (hCAP18/LL37)
ESR
hs-CRP
inflammatory bowel disease
ulcerative colitis
Vitamin D
Online Access:http://www.saudijgastro.com/article.asp?issn=1319-3767;year=2016;volume=22;issue=4;spage=316;epage=323;aulast=Sharifi

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