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Comment on “Hypothesis—Ultraviolet‐B Irradiance and Vitamin D Reduce the Risk of Viral Infections and thus their Sequelae, Including Autoimmune Diseases and some Cancers” by W.B. Grant, Photochem. Photobiol. (2007)
Author(s) -
Norval Mary,
Woods Gregory M.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
photochemistry and photobiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.818
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1751-1097
pISSN - 0031-8655
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-1097.2008.00355.x
Subject(s) - virology , medicine
Grant proposes that vitamin D reduces the risk of viral infections due to its antiviral properties, particularly its ability to promote the production of cathelicidin from infected cells and the production of other antimicrobial peptides. Grant, W. B., C. F. Garland and M. F. Holick (2005) Comparisons of estimated economic burdens due to insufficient solar ultraviolet irradiance and vitamin D and excess solar UV irradiance for the United States