Serum 25-dihydroxyvitamin D levels correlate with CD4(+)Foxp3(+) T-cell numbers in moderate/severe asthma

J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2012 Aug;130(2):542-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2012.04.022. Epub 2012 May 30.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones / administration & dosage
  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones / therapeutic use
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Anti-Asthmatic Agents / administration & dosage
  • Anti-Asthmatic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Asthma / blood*
  • Asthma / drug therapy
  • Asthma / immunology
  • Asthma / pathology
  • Biomarkers / metabolism
  • CD4 Antigens / immunology
  • CD4 Lymphocyte Count
  • Calcifediol / blood
  • Calcifediol / immunology*
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Female
  • Forkhead Transcription Factors / immunology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory / immunology
  • T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory / metabolism*
  • T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory / pathology

Substances

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones
  • Anti-Asthmatic Agents
  • Biomarkers
  • CD4 Antigens
  • FOXP3 protein, human
  • Forkhead Transcription Factors
  • Calcifediol