Open AccessEvaluation of serum Vitamin D levels in patients with systemic sclerosis and healthy controls: Results of a pilot study
Author(s) -
Sarita Gupta,
Vikram K. Mahajan,
Rajinder S Yadav,
Karaninder S Mehta,
Satya Bhushan,
Pushpinder S Chauhan,
Ritu Rawat,
Vikas Sharma
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian dermatology online journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-5673
pISSN - 2229-5178
DOI - 10.4103/idoj.idoj_328_17
Subject(s) - medicine , vitamin d and neurology , scleroderma (fungus) , antibody , vitamin , pathogenesis , gastroenterology , vitamin d deficiency , autoimmune disease , endocrinology , immunology , disease , inoculation
The anti-inflammatory, immunomodulatory, and anti-proliferative effects of vitamin D in pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases have been highlighted in recent years but implications of vitamin D deficiency in systemic sclerosis (SSc) remain understudied.