Vitamin D May Improve Heart Health in Patients with Lupus

The researchers, thus, concluded that treatment with vitamin D may be able to modify endothelial repair mechanisms in patients with SLE, thereby improving endothelial function and decreasing cardiovascular risk.

Lara C. Pullen, PhD, is a medical writer based in the Chicago area.

References

Reynolds JA, Haque S, Williamson K, et al. Vitamin D improves endothelial dysfunction and restores myeloid angiogenic cell function via reduced CXCL-10 expression in systemic lupus erythematosus. Sci Rep. 2016 Mar 1;6:22341. doi: 10.1038/srep22341.

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