Effects of Vitamin D-Deficient Diet on Intestinal Epithelial Integrity and Zonulin Expression in a C57BL/6 Mouse Model

Effects of Vitamin D-Deficient Diet on Intestinal Epithelial Integrity and Zonulin Expression in a C57BL/6 Mouse Model

Background and Aims: Vitamin D (VD) plays an important role not only in mineral balance and skeletal maintenance but also in immune modulation. VD status was found correlated with the pathophysiology and severity of inflammatory bowel diseases and other autoimmune disorders. Epithelial barrier funct...

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Main Authors: Chun-Yan Yeung, Jen-Shiu Chiang Chiau, Mei-Lein Cheng, Wai-Tao Chan, Chuen-Bin Jiang, Szu-Wen Chang, Chia-Yuan Liu, Ching-Wei Chang, Hung-Chang Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
vitamin D
gut integrity
tight junction
zonulin
leaky gut
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2021.649818/full

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