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Vitamin D3 provides the skin with protection from harmful microbes
02-08-2007 · EurekAlert!A new study to be published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation shows that wounding of the skin of humans triggers the production (by skin cells known as keratinocytes) of the active form of vitamin D3, which, in turn, induces an immune response that includes the production of antimicrobial peptides, such as cathelicidin, and the upregulation of receptors that recognize microbial components, such as TR2 and CD14.
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