title: Vitamin D and Lung Infection.
abstract: Available data suggest that vitamin D plays a role in controlling inflammation in the lungs. However, to date vitamin D-induced production of cathelicidin has not been shown to have an effect on the burden of either viruses or bacteria. Future work should continue to determine the effects of vitamin D-regulated mechanisms in the lung and the possible role of cathelicidin against different pulmonary pathogens in vivo.
authors.affiliation: Center for Immunology and Infectious Disease, Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Science, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA mxc69@psu.edu.
authors.forename: Margherita T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Cantorna
mesh_terms: D056704:Adaptive Immunity / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D023181:Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides / Q000502:physiology; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D006801:Humans; D007113:Immunity, Innate / Q000502:physiology; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000276:immunology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology*; D014808:Vitamin D Deficiency / Q000276:immunology / Q000503:physiopathology; D054804:Cathelicidins
chemical_list: D023181:Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides; D014807:Vitamin D; D054804:Cathelicidins