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Immunomodulatory Effects of Vitamin D on Innate and Adaptive Immune Responses to Streptococcus pneumoniae

Marie Olliver, Laura Spelmink, Jeffni Hiew, Ulf Meyer‐Hoffert, Birgitta Henriques‐Normark, Peter Bergman

The Journal of Infectious Diseases · 2013 · 109 citations · 32 references

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Abstract

Vitamin D modulates key elements of innate immunity while dampening adaptive immune responses in DCs after pneumococcal challenge, which may have implications for prevention and treatment of pneumococcus-induced inflammation.

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