title: Vitamin D and the lung.
abstract: Vitamin D metabolism is complex and its deficiency has proven to be deleterious in bone health, and to have significant effects on the immune and cardiovascular systems. Vitamin D has also been associated with pulmonary diseases outcomes. This review will focus on vitamin D metabolism, and studies performed mostly in children with asthma or Cystic Fibrosis.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Sheikh Khalyfa Medical City, Al Karama Street, Tibbiyya, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
authors.forename: Sofia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Konstantinopoulou
authors.affiliation: Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Sleep Center, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 3401 Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. Electronic address: tapia@email.chop.edu.
authors.forename: Ignacio E
authors.initials: IE
authors.lastname: Tapia
mesh_terms: D001249:Asthma / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002648:Child; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000378:metabolism*; D014808:Vitamin D Deficiency / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D014807:Vitamin D
keywords: Asthma; Cystic Fibrosis; Vitamin D; Wheezing