Comparison of serum level of 25(OH) vitamin D3 in brucellosis patients with healthy persons in Hamadan, west of Iran | Zendy

Fariba Keramat | Zendy; Mohammad Yousef Alikhani | Zendy; Jalal Poorolajal | Zendy; Surur Akbari | Zendy

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Comparison of serum level of 25(OH) vitamin D3 in brucellosis patients with healthy persons in Hamadan, west of Iran

Author(s) -

Fariba Keramat,

Mohammad Yousef Alikhani,

Jalal Poorolajal,

Surur Akbari

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

the journal of infection in developing countries

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322

H-Index - 49

eISSN - 2036-6590

pISSN - 1972-2680

DOI - 10.3855/jidc.9731

Subject(s) - medicine , brucellosis , vitamin d and neurology , immune system , vitamin d deficiency , immunology , gastroenterology , vitamin

The human immune system including phagocytosis, has anessential role in pathogenesis, relapse and improvement of infectious diseases. The immune cells have vitamin D receptor, and vitamin D deficiency causes impaired immune system, specifically macrophages. The aim of study was to compare serum levelof 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 (25-OH- VitD3) among the patients with acute brucellosis and relapsed brucellosis with healthy individuals.

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