Hypovitaminosis D Is Associated with Higher Levels of Inflammatory Cytokines and with HAM/TSP in HTLV-Infected Patients

Recent studies have shown the effects of vitamin D on host response to infectious diseases. Some studies detected a high prevalence of hypovitaminosis D in HIV-infected patients, but scarce information exists for HTLV-1 infection. We conducted a cross-sectional study to evaluate the frequency of hyp...

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Main Authors: Elaine Coutinho Netto, Alfredo Carlos Silva, Célia Pedroso, Carlos Brites
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-11-01
Series:Viruses
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/11/2223