Research
Vitamin D may help control lung inflammation during flu infection, study in mice suggests
The Brief
- A mouse study led by Penn State researchers suggests vitamin D may help control lung inflammation during influenza infection.
- According to the study, vitamin D may also help control the amount of virus in the lungs.
- The findings come from mice; no human results are reported in the source.
Why it matters
It adds mechanistic evidence on how vitamin D could modulate immune response to influenza, but results in mice do not establish effects in humans.
Who’s affected
- immunologists and respiratory researchers
- clinicians and public health researchers interested in vitamin D and infection
Vitamin D may help the body fight influenza by controlling inflammation and the amount of virus in the lungs, according to a study in mice led by researchers at Penn State.
Timeline
Medical Xpress reported the mouse study on vitamin D and lung inflammation during flu infection
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Vitamin D may help control lung inflammation during flu infection, study in mice suggests