Vitamin D Levels and Hepatitis B: Is There Any Relationship?

Ulu A., KUŞCU F., İNAL A. S., KÖMÜR S., KURTARAN B., NAZIK S., ...Daha Fazla

VIRAL HEPATIT DERGISI-VIRAL HEPATITIS JOURNAL, cilt.21, sa.2, ss.44-47, 2015 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 21 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.4274/vhd.74755
  • Dergi Adı: VIRAL HEPATIT DERGISI-VIRAL HEPATITIS JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.44-47
  • Çukurova Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: It has been shown that vitamin D has very important biologic effects including cell differentiation, inhibition of proliferation and immune modulation. Vitamin D levels may affect the immune system and host response to viral infections, such as hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. Our aim in this study was to see whether or not there is a relationship between vitamin D levels and chronic HBV infection.