Туберкулез и болезни лёгких (Dec 2020)

Correlation between bronchopulmonary diseases and vitamin D level

  • O. V. Velikaya,
  • L. V. Vasilieva,
  • S. А. Nedomolkina,
  • S. V. Nedomolkin

DOI
https://doi.org/10.21292/2075-1230-2020-98-11-57-64
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 98, no. 11
pp. 57 – 64

Abstract

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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.

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