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ArticleDermato-endocrinology2012

Vitamin D and sepsis: An emerging relationship.

Jordan A Kempker, Jenny E Han, Vin Tangpricha, Thomas R Ziegler, Greg S Martin

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Article in Dermato-endocrinology, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers.

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32citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

32 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Combating Bacterial Infections with Vitamin D-Induced Antimicrobial Peptides.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2026
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  12. The Role of Vitamin D in Supporting Health in the COVID-19 Era.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022
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  19. Vitamin D and the Host-Gut Microbiome: A Brief Overview.Acta histochemica et cytochemica · 2020
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Jordan A Kempker
Jenny E Han
Vin Tangpricha
Thomas R Ziegler
Greg S Martin

Funding

CTSA INFRASTRUCTURE FOR PEDIATRIC RESEARCHUL1RR025008 · NCRR · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI STEPHENS, DAVID S · 2007 to 2011
$29.0M
Atlanta Clinical and Translational Science Institute (ACTSI) RenewalUL1TR000454 · NCATS · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI STEPHENS, DAVID S · 2012 to 2016
$25.8M
THE ROLE OF TGFB IN ETHANOL MEDIATED LUNG INJURYP50AA013757 · NIAAA · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI GAUTHIER, THERESA WANZOR · 2003 to 2013
$15.7M
Institutional Training Grant in Alcohol ResearchT32AA013528 · NIAAA · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI GUIDOT, DAVID MARSHALL · 2002 to 2011
$3.2M
Patient Oriented Research In Clinical NutritionK24DK096574 · NIDDK · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI ZIEGLER, THOMAS R · 2012 to 2016
$888k
Patient Oriented Research in Clinical NutritionK24RR023356 · NCRR · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI ZIEGLER, THOMAS R · 2007 to 2011
$839k
Role of T-cells in Osteoporosis in Women Undergoing Surgical MenopauseK23AR054334 · NIAMS · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI TANGPRICHA, VIN · 2007 to 2011
$641k
HIGH-DOSE VITAMIN D AND ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDE EXPRESSION IN LUNG FAILURER21HL110044 · NHLBI · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI MARTIN, GREGORY S, ZIEGLER, THOMAS R · 2011 to 2012
$355k
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR000454NCRR NIH HHS K24 RR023356NCRR NIH HHS UL1 RR025008NHLBI NIH HHS R21 HL110044NIAAA NIH HHS P50 AA013757NIAAA NIH HHS T32 AA013528NIAMS NIH HHS K23 AR054334NIDDK NIH HHS K24 DK096574
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Vitamin D insufficiency and sepsis are both highly prevalent worldwide problems and this article reviews the emerging science that is defining the intersections of these conditions. The importance of vitamin D's role in skeletal health has long been understood but recent evidence is beginning to highlight its role in the functioning of other physiologic systems of the body. Basic science data reveal its integral role in local immune responses to pathogens and the systemic inflammatory pathways of sepsis. Furthermore, clinical scientists have found associations with respiratory infections, critical illness and sepsis but the causal relationship and its clinical impact have yet to be clearly defined. The article ends with speculations on the connections between racial disparities and seasonal differences in sepsis and vitamin D insufficiency.

Indexed as

critical care medicineinfectionnutritionsepsissevere sepsisvitamin D

Identifiers

PMID22928065
PMCPMC3427188

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