Vitamin D and LL-37 in cirrhotic patients with culture-positive spontaneous bacterial peritonitis
Background and aims Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is a common bacterial infection in patients with liver cirrhosis and ascites. Cirrhotic patients frequently have vitamin D (Vit-D) deficiency. Vit-D induces the production of LL-37, an important molecule of innate immunity, in macrophages....
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2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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