Maternal Vitamin D Level Is Associated with Viral Toll-Like Receptor Triggered IL-10 Response but Not the Risk of Infectious Diseases in Infancy

Reports on the effect of prenatal vitamin D status on fetal immune development and infectious diseases in childhood are limited. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of maternal and cord blood vitamin D level in TLR-related innate immunity and its effect on infectious outcome. Maternal...

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Main Authors: Sui-Ling Liao, Shen-Hao Lai, Ming-Han Tsai, Man-Chin Hua, Kuo-Wei Yeh, Kuan-Wen Su, Chi-Hsin Chiang, Shih-Yin Huang, Chuan-Chi Kao, Tsung-Chieh Yao, Jing-Long Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Mediators of Inflammation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/8175898