Vitamin D and macrophage polarization in epicardial adipose tissue of atherosclerotic swine.

Vitamin D functions as a potent immunomodulator by interacting with many immune cells however, its role in regulating inflammation in the epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) is unclear. In the EAT of atherosclerotic microswine that were fed with deficient, sufficient or supplemented levels of vitamin D,...

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Main Authors: Palanikumar Gunasekar, Vicki J Swier, Jonathan P Fleegel, Chandra S Boosani, Mohamed M Radwan, Devendra K Agrawal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6175496?pdf=render