Conductor of regulatory cells: does vitamin D restore the shifted balance of the distinct regulatory cell types in undifferentiated connective tissue disease?

Immunol Lett. 2013 Jun;153(1-2):71-2. doi: 10.1016/j.imlet.2013.03.001. Epub 2013 Mar 13.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Autoimmune Diseases / drug therapy*
  • Autoimmune Diseases / immunology
  • Autoimmune Diseases / prevention & control
  • CD3 Complex / metabolism
  • CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes / drug effects
  • CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes / immunology*
  • CD56 Antigen / metabolism
  • Connective Tissue Diseases / drug therapy*
  • Connective Tissue Diseases / immunology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hydroxycholecalciferols / therapeutic use*
  • Killer Cells, Natural / drug effects
  • Killer Cells, Natural / immunology*
  • Lymphocyte Activation / drug effects
  • Lymphocyte Count
  • Middle Aged
  • Vitamin D Deficiency / drug therapy

Substances

  • CD3 Complex
  • CD56 Antigen
  • Hydroxycholecalciferols
  • alfacalcidol