Pilot study of vitamin D supplementation in adults with cystic fibrosis pulmonary exacerbation A randomized, controlled trial

• Published in: Dermato-endocrinology Vol. 4; no. 2; pp. 191 - 197
• Main Authors: Grossmann, Ruth E., Zughaier, Susu M., Kumari, Meena, Seydafkan, Shabnam, Lyles, Robert H., Liu, Shuling, Sueblinvong, Viranuj, Schechter, Michael S., Stecenko, Arlene A., Ziegler, Thomas R., Tangpricha, Vin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Taylor & Francis 01.04.2012; Landes Bioscience
• Subjects: anti-microbial peptide; Binding; Biology; Bioscience; Calcium; Cancer; Cell; Cycle; cystic fibrosis; Landes; Organogenesis; parathyroid hormone; Proteins; pulmonary exacerbation; vitamin D; parathyroid hormone; pulmonary exacerbation; anti-microbial peptide; cystic fibrosis; vitamin D

Background: Vitamin D insufficiency is common in cystic fibrosis (CF) and vitamin D repletion may have an important role in improving clinical outcomes in CF. This randomized, placebo-controlled, pilot study examined the feasibility and impact of a single, large dose of cholecalciferol on vitamin D...