Vitamin D3 suppresses immune reactions in atherosclerosis, affecting regulatory T cells and dendritic cell function

Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2010 Dec;30(12):2317-9. doi: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.110.217141.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comment
  • Editorial
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Oral
  • Animals
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / administration & dosage
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / pharmacology*
  • Aortic Diseases / genetics
  • Aortic Diseases / immunology
  • Aortic Diseases / pathology
  • Aortic Diseases / prevention & control*
  • Atherosclerosis / genetics
  • Atherosclerosis / immunology
  • Atherosclerosis / pathology
  • Atherosclerosis / prevention & control*
  • Calcitriol / administration & dosage
  • Calcitriol / pharmacology*
  • Dendritic Cells / drug effects*
  • Dendritic Cells / immunology
  • Humans
  • Immune Tolerance / drug effects*
  • Immune Tolerance / genetics
  • Inflammation Mediators / metabolism
  • Intestine, Small / drug effects
  • Intestine, Small / immunology
  • Lymph Nodes / drug effects
  • Lymph Nodes / immunology
  • Mice
  • Spleen / drug effects
  • Spleen / immunology
  • T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory / drug effects*
  • T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory / immunology

Substances

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents
  • Inflammation Mediators
  • Calcitriol