Vitamin D enhances IL-1β secretion and restricts growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in macrophages from TB patients

Vitamin D enhances IL-1β secretion and restricts growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in macrophages from TB patients

The emergence of multidrug-resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), the bacterium responsible for tuberculosis (TB), has rekindled the interest in the role of nutritional supplementation of micronutrients, such as vitamin D, as adjuvant treatment. Here, the growth of virulent MTB in ma...

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Main Authors: Daniel Eklund, Hans Lennart Persson, Marie Larsson, Amanda Welin, Jonna Idh, Jakob Paues, Sven-Göran Fransson, Olle Stendahl, Thomas Schön, Maria Lerm
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:International Journal of Mycobacteriology
Subjects:
Vitamin D
Human macrophages
Intracellular growth
TB patients
IL-1β
Online Access:http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2013;volume=2;issue=1;spage=18;epage=25;aulast=Eklund

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