Open AccessMeasurement of vitamin D and cathelicidin (LL-37) levels in patients of psoriasis with co-morbidities
Author(s) -
Nawaf Al-Mutairi,
Bayoumi EL Eassa,
Vasanthy Nair
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of dermatology venereology and leprology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.514
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 0973-3922
pISSN - 0378-6323
DOI - 10.4103/0378-6323.113077
Subject(s) - cathelicidin , psoriasis , vitamin d and neurology , medicine , dermatology , vitamin , plaque psoriasis , innate immune system , receptor
During the last decade, a lot of co-morbidities (diabetes, obesity, heart disease, etc.) have been described to be associated with psoriasis, but the exact link at the molecular level is not well-known. Researchers have shown molecular level changes in vitamin D pathway and its relationship to cathelicidin.
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