title: Role of Vitamin D in Pathogenesis of Chronic Sinusitis with Nasal Polyposis.
abstract: Vitamin D3 (VD3) is a potent immunomodulatory steroid hormone involved in the regulation of numerous host immune cells. Additionally, it may have an important role in host immunity against chronic bacterial infections, as well as in chronic rhinosinusitis. Many factors modulate expression of various enzymes important for production of VD3, local concentration of which may be important for its complex and diverse functions. Here, we explore some of the contributions of VD3 to chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis and its role as a disease-modifying agent.
authors.forename: Arash
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shahangian
authors.forename: Rodney J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Schlosser
mesh_terms: D056704:Adaptive Immunity; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D009298:Nasal Polyps / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D014807:Vitamin D; D002118:Calcium