Vitamin D in Autoimmune and Infectious Diseases
A special issue of Life (ISSN 2075-1729). This special issue belongs to the section "Physiology and Pathology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2025 | Viewed by 31
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Interests: rheumatoid arthritis; tumour necrosis factor; fatty acids; treatment; Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
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Dear Colleagues,
Vitamin D is a hormone with multiple actions and potent immunomodulatory properties, as it may enhance the innate immune response and may modulate the adaptive immune response. Vitamin D deficiency has been observed in various autoimmune diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, multiple sclerosis, inflammatory bowel disease, and systemic sclerosis. Vitamin D may be a useful addition in the therapeutic management of multiple sclerosis as it may modulate the autoimmune process involved in the pathogenesis of the disease. Vitamin D administration may also be useful in the management of systemic lupus erythematosus. Vitamin D may enhance the innate immune response and may be helpful in the fight against infectious diseases. Vitamin D deficiency has been related to the severity of SARS-CoV-2 infection, and its administration may be a useful addition in the armamentarium against this disease.
In this Special Issue, all articles related to vitamin D, its immunomodulatory properties, and its relationship with autoimmune and infectious diseases are welcome.
Dr. Panagiotis Athanassiou
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- vitamin D
- autoimmunity
- rheumatoid arthritis
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- systemic sclerosis
- infectious agents
- COVID-19
- SARS-CoV-2
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