Open AccessCorrelation between bronchopulmonary diseases and vitamin D level
Author(s) -
О. В. Великая,
Л. В. Васильева,
Светлана Александровна Недомолкина,
С. В. Недомолкин
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
tuberkulez i bolezni lëgkih/tuberkulëz i bolezni lëgkih
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.226
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 2542-1506
pISSN - 2075-1230
DOI - 10.21292/2075-1230-2020-98-11-57-64
Subject(s) - medicine , vitamin d and neurology , immune system , vitamin , lung , immunology , disease , lung function , pulmonary disease
The review presents data from 56 publications about functions of vitamin D in the human body, the mechanisms of its action and the relationship between lung diseases and the level of vitamin D in the blood. Low serum vitamin D levels are associated with impaired lung function and an increase in inflammatory, infectious, or neoplastic diseases. The results of numerous studies allow considering vitamin D not only a marker of different courses of bronchopulmonary diseases but also as a therapeutic target in the treatment of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease while maintaining the immune system and anti-infectious protection.