Reversible control by vitamin D of granulocytes and bacteria in the lungs of mice: an ovalbumin-induced model of allergic airway disease.

Vitamin D may be essential for restricting the development and severity of allergic diseases and asthma, but a direct causal link between vitamin D deficiency and asthma has yet to be established. We have developed a 'low dose' model of allergic airway disease induced by intraperitoneal in...

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Main Authors: Shelley Gorman, Clare E Weeden, Daryl H W Tan, Naomi M Scott, Julie Hart, Rachel E Foong, Danny Mok, Nahiid Stephens, Graeme Zosky, Prue H Hart
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23826346/?tool=EBI