Vitamin D Induces Innate Antibacterial Responses in Human Trophoblasts via an Intracrine Pathway1
Open Access
- 1 March 2009
- journal article
- immunology
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Biology of Reproduction
- Vol. 80 (3) , 398-406
- https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.108.073577
Abstract
The active form of vitamin D, 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D (1,25(OH)2D), is a potent inducer of the antimicrobial protein cathelicidin, CAMP (LL37). In macKeywords
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