Vitamin D is not required for adaptive immunity to listeria

Abstract Although ex vivo research suggests that vitamin D may play a role in innate and adaptive immunity, clear in vivo evidence is lacking. We have tested whether severe vitamin D deficiency alters the ability of mice to resist infection by Listeria. Our results show that vitamin D deficiency doe...

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Main Authors: Gary A. Baisa, Lori Plum, Steve Marling, Jeremy Seeman, Hector F. DeLuca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-08-01
Series:Physiological Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.14814/phy2.14209