Vitamin D promotes epithelial tissue repair and host defense responses against influenza H1N1 virus and Staphylococcus aureus infections

Abstract Background Early studies indicated that vitamin D (VD) exerted pleiotropic extra-skeletal effects in the airway, but the definite linkage between VD deficiency and airway host responses remains unclear. Methods 142 cases of clinical data from Department of Otolaryngology, the Seventh Affili...

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Main Authors: Shumin Liao, Yanhong Huang, Jinxiu Zhang, Qinglan Xiong, Mengshi Chi, Liang Yang, Junhang Zhang, Liang Li, Yunping Fan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-07-01
Series:Respiratory Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12931-023-02477-4