Lung Airway Cells Activate Vitamin D And Increase Immune Response
Tuesday, November 4, 2008 - 09:15
in Health & Medicine
Essential to good health, vitamin D requires activation to function properly in the body. Until recently, this activation was thought to occur primarily in the kidneys. A new study finds it can occur in lung airway cells. The investigation also links the vitamin D produced in the lung airway cells to activation of infection-fighting genes.