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The Journal of investigative dermatology • 2014 | View Paper
“ Vitamin D modulates the adaptive immune system by direct effects on T cell activation and on the phenotype and function of antigen-presenting cells (APCs), particularly of DCs.”
“In summary, VD decreases the allergic phenotype of circulating DCs in children with AD, a potential mechanism for how VD supplementation may improve AD severity.”
“Exposure to vitamin D resulted in increased expression of IDO, an enzyme responsible for tryptophan metabolism that is upregulated in tolerizing DCs.”