Vitamin D and autoimmunity: what happens in autoimmune polyendocrine syndromes?

Conclusions Patients with APS present reduced vitamin D circulating levels, but the vitamin D status is not different between patients with single or multiple autoimmune diseases. The kind of autoimmune disease, rather than the association of several autoimmune diseases, may influence negatively the levels of vitamin D. Further prospective studies are needed to clarify if impaired vitamin D level is a causal factor in the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases or a consequence of them.
Source: Journal of Endocrinological Investigation - Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research