TY - JOUR
T1 - Vitamin D and systemic lupus erythematosus: continued evolution
AU - Yap, Kristy Su-ying
AU - Morand, Eric Francis
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Vitamin D is a steroid hormone that has well-established roles in calcium and bone metabolism. Vitamin D has more recently become recognized for its role in the immune response and its potential immunomodulatory effects in autoimmune diseases, including systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). This review provides a summary of the recent literature regarding vitamin D and SLE, as well as current recommendations for vitamin D supplementation in patients with SLE.
AB - Vitamin D is a steroid hormone that has well-established roles in calcium and bone metabolism. Vitamin D has more recently become recognized for its role in the immune response and its potential immunomodulatory effects in autoimmune diseases, including systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). This review provides a summary of the recent literature regarding vitamin D and SLE, as well as current recommendations for vitamin D supplementation in patients with SLE.
UR - http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1756-185X.12489/epdf
U2 - 10.1111/1756-185X.12489
DO - 10.1111/1756-185X.12489
M3 - Article
SN - 1756-1841
VL - 18
SP - 242
EP - 249
JO - International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases
JF - International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases
IS - 2
ER -