Maternal Vitamin D Level Is Associated with Viral Toll-Like Receptor Triggered IL-10 Response but Not the Risk of Infectious Diseases in Infancy

• Main Authors: Sui-Ling Liao (Author), Shen-Hao Lai (Author), Ming-Han Tsai (Author), Man-Chin Hua (Author), Kuo-Wei Yeh (Author), Kuan-Wen Su (Author), Chi-Hsin Chiang (Author), Shih-Yin Huang (Author), Chuan-Chi Kao (Author), Tsung-Chieh Yao (Author), Jing-Long Huang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Reports on the effect of prenatal vitamin D status on fetal immune development and infectious diseases in childhood are limited. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of maternal and cord blood vitamin D level in TLR-related innate immunity and its effect on infectious outcome. Maternal...