Vitamin D in active systemic lupus erythematosus and lupus nephritis: a forgotten player

Abstract Background Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disorder associated with immunological abnormalities (Aringer et al., Arthritis Rheumatol 71:1400-1412, 2019). Vitamin D (VD) has an important role in SLE pathogenesis, as it controls cell cycle progression besides its anti-prol...

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Main Authors: Marwa K. Khairallah, Yasmine S. Makarem, Marwa A. Dahpy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-10-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine
Subjects:
SLE
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s43162-020-00016-x