Mechanisms of Action of Vitamin D as Supplemental Therapy for Pneumocystis Pneumonia.

Lei, Guang-Sheng

Mechanisms of Action of Vitamin D as Supplemental Therapy for Pneumocystis Pneumonia. [electronic resource] - Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 10 2017

Publication Type: Journal Article

1098-6596

10.1128/AAC.01226-17 doi


Animals
Anti-Bacterial Agents--therapeutic use
Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides--biosynthesis
Autophagy-Related Protein 5--biosynthesis
Beclin-1--biosynthesis
Drug Synergism
Female
Glutamate-Cysteine Ligase--biosynthesis
Glutathione Reductase--biosynthesis
Humans
Interferon-gamma--biosynthesis
Interleukin-6--biosynthesis
Macrophages, Alveolar--immunology
Mice
Mice, Inbred C57BL
Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II--biosynthesis
Pneumocystis--drug effects
Pneumonia, Pneumocystis--drug therapy
Primaquine--therapeutic use
Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination--therapeutic use
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha--biosynthesis
Vitamin D--therapeutic use
Cathelicidins