Reduced vitamin D levels in adult subjects with chronic urticaria

Vitamin D deficiencies are associated with osteoporosis, autoimmune diseases, cancer, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, and increased mortality.5 Our findings that adult subjects with CU have reduced vitamin D levels underscores the importance of the findings of Hata et al1 that vitamin D may b...

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Published inJournal of allergy and clinical immunology Vol. 126; no. 2; p. 413
Main Authors Thorp, Warren Ancheta, Goldner, Whitney, Meza, Jane, Poole, Jill A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Mosby, Inc 01.08.2010
Elsevier Limited
Subjects
Administration, Oral
Adult
Allergies
Allergy and Immunology
Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides - biosynthesis
Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides - immunology
Autoimmune diseases
Chronic Disease
Dermatitis, Atopic - blood
Dermatitis, Atopic - drug therapy
Dermatitis, Atopic - immunology
Disease
Female
Gene Expression Regulation - drug effects
Gene Expression Regulation - immunology
Humans
Male
Mortality
Older people
Skin
Urticaria - blood
Urticaria - immunology
Vitamin D
Vitamin D - administration & dosage
Vitamin D - blood
Vitamin deficiency
Vitamins - administration & dosage
Vitamins - blood
Womens health
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Summary:Vitamin D deficiencies are associated with osteoporosis, autoimmune diseases, cancer, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, and increased mortality.5 Our findings that adult subjects with CU have reduced vitamin D levels underscores the importance of the findings of Hata et al1 that vitamin D may be an important immunomodulator in allergic skin diseases.
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ISSN:0091-6749
1097-6825
1097-6825
DOI:10.1016/j.jaci.2010.04.040