Impact of vitamin D deficiency on increased blood eosinophil counts | Zendy

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Impact of vitamin D deficiency on increased blood eosinophil counts

Author(s) -

João Tadeu Damian Souto Filho,

Alícia Souza de Andrade,

Felipe Mesquita Ribeiro,

Paola de Araujo Sardenberg Alves,

Virgínia Ribeiro Fernandes Simonini

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

hematology/oncology and stem cell therapy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.666

H-Index - 22

eISSN - 1658-3876

pISSN - 2589-0646

DOI - 10.1016/j.hemonc.2017.06.003

Subject(s) - eosinophil , vitamin d deficiency , vitamin d and neurology , medicine , immunology , asthma

Vitamin D has been increasingly recognized as an immunomodulatory agent. Its deficiency has been associated with immune-mediated diseases such as asthma, rhinitis, and atopic dermatitis. These allergic conditions are dependent on T-helper type 2 (Th2) cells secreting interleukins, overproduction of immunoglobulin E (IgE), and eosinophil activation. We investigated the association between serum vitamin D levels and blood absolute eosinophil count.

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