Vitamin D deficiency is a global problem,which has taken the form of a pandemic.Existing data indicate that vitamin D is not only a nutrient.It has also a hormone-specific activity.Vitamin D is characterized by anti-i...Vitamin D deficiency is a global problem,which has taken the form of a pandemic.Existing data indicate that vitamin D is not only a nutrient.It has also a hormone-specific activity.Vitamin D is characterized by anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory properties.Chronic autoimmune thyroiditis is a disease of autoimmune genesis,in which lymphocytic infiltration gradually destroys thyroid tissue.There are some evidences about vitamin D deficiency and the development of chronic autoimmune thyroiditis.The article has reviewed the current literature about the impact and the benefits of vitamin D on thyroid antibodies levels.展开更多
文摘Vitamin D deficiency is a global problem,which has taken the form of a pandemic.Existing data indicate that vitamin D is not only a nutrient.It has also a hormone-specific activity.Vitamin D is characterized by anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory properties.Chronic autoimmune thyroiditis is a disease of autoimmune genesis,in which lymphocytic infiltration gradually destroys thyroid tissue.There are some evidences about vitamin D deficiency and the development of chronic autoimmune thyroiditis.The article has reviewed the current literature about the impact and the benefits of vitamin D on thyroid antibodies levels.
