The role of vitamin D receptor and IL-6 in COVID-19.

Ali Azmi Maziyar Rismani Hossein PourmontaseriEbrahim MirzaiiSedigheh NikniaBehnoosh Miladpour

Published in: Molecular genetics & genomic medicine (2023)

Alongside the important role of 25-OH-D3 in COVID-19 patients, the quality and quantity of the VDR expression and its role in the level of IL-6 are the promising risk factors in the future. Further studies are needed to determine the factors increasing the expression level of VDR, especially in the patients with diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular disease.

Keyphrases

poor prognosis
cardiovascular disease
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coronavirus disease
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type diabetes
long non coding rna
current status
metabolic syndrome
cardiovascular risk factors