The relationship of serum vitamins A, D, E and LL-37 levels with allergic status, tonsillar virus detection and immune response.

The relationship of serum vitamins A, D, E and LL-37 levels with allergic status, tonsillar virus detection and immune response.

BACKGROUND:Tonsils have an active role in immune defence and inducing and maintaining tolerance to allergens. Vitamins A, D, and E, and antimicrobial peptide LL-37 may have immunomodulatory effects. We studied how their serum levels were associated with allergy status, intratonsillar/nasopharyngeal...

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Main Authors: Varpu Elenius, Oscar Palomares, Matti Waris, Riitta Turunen, Tuomo Puhakka, Beate Rückert, Tytti Vuorinen, Tobias Allander, Tero Vahlberg, Mübeccel Akdis, Carlos A Camargo, Cezmi A Akdis, Tuomas Jartti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5325266?pdf=render

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