Reduced vitamin D levels in adult subjects with chronic urticaria

• Published in: Journal 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
• Language: English
• 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

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...