Paracrine role for calcitriol in the immune system and skin creates new therapeutic possibilities for vitamin D analogs.
Bouillon
R
R
Laboratory of Experimental Medicine and Endocrinology, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium.
Garmyn
M
M
Verstuyf
A
A
Segaert
S
S
Casteels
K
K
Mathieu
C
C
D000818:Animals; D002117:Calcitriol / Q000502:physiology*; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007107:Immune System / Q000502:physiology*; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy; D012879:Skin Physiological Phenomena; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000502:physiology / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D014807:Vitamin D; D002117:Calcitriol; D002118:Calcium