The role of vitamin D in autoimmune diseases: could sex make the difference?

Abstract Over the last decades, a central role for vitamin D in immune modulation has been well established. The active form of vitamin D, i.e., 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D, through the interaction with vitamin D receptor, exerts different activities on the innate and adaptive immune system, among which...

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Main Authors: Maria Luisa Dupuis, Maria Teresa Pagano, Marina Pierdominici, Elena Ortona
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:Biology of Sex Differences
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13293-021-00358-3