Vitamin D, vitamin D receptor and tissue barriers
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Vitamin D, vitamin D receptor and tissue barriers
Tissue barriers are critical in the pathogenesis of human diseases, such as atopic dermatitis, inflammatory bowel diseases, and various cancers. Preserving or restoring barrier functions of the epithelia cells is a therapeutic strategy to prevent and treat the illness. Mounting evidence indicates that vitamin D and the vitamin D receptor (VDR) play key roles in the pathogenesis of human disease...
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عنوان ژورنال: Tissue Barriers
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2168-8370
DOI: 10.4161/tisb.23118