Serum leptin levels correlate negatively with the capacity of vitamin D to modulate the in vitro cytokines production by CD4 ⁺ T cells in asthmatic patients.

Autor: Dias ASO; Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Post-graduate Program in Microbiology, University of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil., Santos ICL; Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil., Delphim L; Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil., Fernandes G; Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil., Endlich LR; Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil., Cafasso MOSD; Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil., Maranhão AL; Pulmonology Service, Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil., da Silva SR; Pulmonology Service, Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil., Andrade RM; Department of General Medicine Department, Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil., Agrawal A; Department of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA., Linhares UC; Department of Morphological Sciences, Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil., Bento CAM; Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Post-graduate Program in Microbiology, University of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Electronic address: cbento@unirio.br.

Publikováno v: Clinical immunology (Orlando, Fla.) [Clin Immunol] 2019 Aug; Vol. 205, pp. 93-105. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Jun 04.