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ReviewJournal of immunology research2015

Vitamin D and atopic dermatitis in childhood.

Michelangelo Vestita, Angela Filoni, Maurizio Congedo, Caterina Foti, Domenico Bonamonte

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Review in Journal of immunology research, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
13citing papers in PubMed
4.7field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 38 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms in atopy.Immunity, inflammation and disease · 2021
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  12. Dietary modifications in atopic dermatitis: patient-reported outcomes.The Journal of dermatological treatment · 2017
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Michelangelo VestitaSection of Dermatology, Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, University of Bari, 11 Piazza Giulio Cesare, 70124 Bari, Italy.
Angela FiloniSection of Dermatology, Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, University of Bari, 11 Piazza Giulio Cesare, 70124 Bari, Italy.
Maurizio CongedoSection of Dermatology, Vito Fazzi Hospital, Piazza Filippo Muratore, 73100 Lecce, Italy.
Caterina FotiSection of Dermatology, Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, University of Bari, 11 Piazza Giulio Cesare, 70124 Bari, Italy.
Domenico BonamonteSection of Dermatology, Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, University of Bari, 11 Piazza Giulio Cesare, 70124 Bari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1319-4946
University of Bari Aldo Moro · ITOspedale Vito Fazzi · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Vitamin D features immunomodulatory effects on both the innate and adaptive immune systems, which may explain the growing evidence connecting vitamin D to allergic diseases. A wealth of studies describing a beneficial effect of vitamin D on atopic dermatitis (AD) prevalence and severity are known. However, observations linking high vitamin D levels to an increased risk of developing AD have also been published, effectively creating a controversy. In this paper, we review the existing literature on the association between AD and vitamin D levels, focusing on childhood. As of today, the role of vitamin D in AD is far from clear; additional studies are particularly needed in order to confirm the promising therapeutic role of vitamin D supplementation in childhood AD.

Indexed as

ChildDermatitis, AtopicDietary SupplementsHeliotherapyHumansRiskSkinTight JunctionsUltraviolet RaysVitamin DVitamin D

Identifiers

PMID25973433
PMCPMC4417995
OpenAlexW2033705321

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