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Low vitamin D levels are associated with symptoms of depression in young adult malesResults from studies examining associations between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) concentrations and depressive symptoms are equivocal.
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Characterization of regulatory dendritic cells differentiated from the bone marrow of UV-irradiated miceIn summary, UV-BMDCs do not express the classical phenotypic or gene expression properties of DCs reported by others as 'regulatory' or 'tolerogenic'.
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Maternal vitamin D levels during pregnancy and offspring eating disorder risk in adolescenceThis is the first study to link low gestational vitamin D to increased eating disorder risk in female offspring of Caucasian mothers.
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Maternal Vitamin D Levels and the Autism Phenotype Among OffspringWe tested whether maternal vitamin D insufficiency during pregnancy is related to the autism phenotype.
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Acute Erythemal Ultraviolet Radiation Causes Systemic Immunosuppression in the AbsenceVitamin D is synthesised by ultraviolet (UV) irradiation of skin and is hypothesized to be a direct mediator.
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Vitamin D and atopy and asthma phenotypes in childrenThe purpose of this Review was to give an overview of the recent research into whether a lack of vitamin D contributes to the development of atopy and asthma...
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Vitamin D supplementation, moderate sun exposure, and control of immune diseasesThere is considerable debate about the benefits of vitamin D supplementation for multiple sclerosis, allergic asthma, and type 1 diabetes.
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Modulation of the immune system by UV radiation: More than just the effects of vitamin D?Humans obtain most of their vitamin D through the exposure of skin to sunlight
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Gene-vitamin D interactions on food sensitization: A prospective birth cohort studyIt has been hypothesized that vitamin D deficiency (VDD) contributes to the development of food sensitization (FS) and then food allergy.
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Vitamin D deficiency causes deficits in lung function and alters lung structureThe prevalence of vitamin D deficiency is increasing and has been linked to obstructive lung diseases including asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease