Effects of Vitamin D Supplementation and Baseline Vitamin D Status on Acute Respiratory Infections and Cathelicidin: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Sufficient serum 25(OH)D may be preventive against acute respiratory infection and the preventive effect could be mediated through the induction of cathelicidin production. <b><i>Clinical Trial Registry number:</i></b> NCT05014048. https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05014048?term=NCT05014048&rank=1.
Authors
- Heikki Kyröläinen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3822-1733)
- Tiina Hannele Luukkaala (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4636-9586)
- Ilkka Laaksi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4565-0483)
- Jani P. Vaara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2346-4073)
- Akseli Laaksi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6637-6604)
- Harri Pihlajamäki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2998-0773)
Institutions
- Tampere University (FI)
- Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences (FI)
- Finnish Defence Forces (FI)
- Tampere University Hospital (FI)
- Tampere University (FI)
- University of Jyväskylä (FI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Open Forum Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2024-08-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofae482
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Vitamin D Research Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.27