Mechanistic study of the cause of decreased blood 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D in sepsis

Abstract Background Vitamin D deficiency, determined by blood levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH) D, i.e. the major vitamin D form in blood], has been shown to associate with all-cause mortalities. We recently demonstrated that blood levels of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D [1,25(OH)2D, i.e. the active v...

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Main Authors: Chih-Huang Li, Xiaolei Tang, Samiksha Wasnik, Xiaohua Wang, Jintao Zhang, Yi Xu, Kin-Hing William Lau, H. Bryant Nguyen, David J. Baylink
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-019-4529-7