title: Vitamin D as a defensin.
authors.affiliation: Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA. adamsj@cshs.org
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Adams
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000378:metabolism*; D023082:Defensins / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007113:Immunity, Innate / Q000502:physiology; D008264:Macrophages / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D051193:Toll-Like Receptors / Q000502:physiology; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D023082:Defensins; D051193:Toll-Like Receptors; D014807:Vitamin D; C097949:1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D