Intravenous calcitriol administration regulates the renin-angiotensin system and attenuates acute lung injury in obese mice complicated with polymicrobial sepsis
Calcitriol, an active form of vitamin D, has immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory properties. Vitamin D levels have inverse correlation with sepsis outcomes and obesity may aggravate the severity of the diseases. This study administered calcitriol to investigate its impact on sepsis-induced acute...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-09-01
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| Series: | Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0753332221006387 |