The association of vitamin D, cathelicidin, and vitamin D binding protein with acute asthma attacks in children
ALLERGY AND ASTHMA PROCEEDINGS, cilt.36, sa.4, 2015 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 36 Sayı: 4
- Basım Tarihi: 2015
- Doi Numarası: 10.2500/aap.2015.36.3848
- Dergi Adı: ALLERGY AND ASTHMA PROCEEDINGS
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Background: Recent evidence about the various effects of vitamin D (vit D) on innate and adaptive immunity has led to a search for the role of vit D in asthma. It is postulated that a decrease in cathelicidin, a multifunctional host defense molecule, production due to low vit D status may predispose to infectious complications in children with asthma.