Vitamin d and leishmaniasis: Neither seasonal nor risk factor in canine host but potential adjuvant treatment through cbd103 expression.

• Main Authors: Clara Martori (Author), Rita Velez (Author), Montserrat Gállego (Author), Ignacio Mesa (Author), Rui Ferreira (Author), Jordi Alberola (Author), Alhelí Rodríguez-Cortés (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Vitamin D (VitD) deficiency has been shown to be a risk factor for a plethora of disorders. We have shown that dogs with clinical leishmaniasis presented lower VitD serum levels than non-infected dogs, and even lower than those with asymptomatic infection. However, if VitD deficiency is a risk facto...