Vitamin D receptor expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells is inversely associated with disease activity and inflammation in lupus patients.
Jian SunChunyan LiuShuang ZhangBin YiMing GuiWei ZhangYan Chun LiHao ZhangPublished in: Clinical rheumatology (2019)
PBMC VDR expression is inversely associated with disease activity and inflammation in SLE patients, and VDR downregulation is likely driven by inflammation.
Keyphrases
- disease activity
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- rheumatoid arthritis
- end stage renal disease
- rheumatoid arthritis patients
- ankylosing spondylitis
- oxidative stress
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- poor prognosis
- juvenile idiopathic arthritis
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- cell proliferation