Vitamin D prevents experimental lung fibrosis and predicts survival in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

摘要

Bacicgrounth Vitamin D (VitD) is a steroid hormone with cytoprotective and anti-inflammatory properties. Epidemiological studies have suggested a link between VitD deficiency and risk of development of chronic lung diseases. Its role in lung fibrosis is largely unknown. The aim of our study was to investigate the role of VitD in experimental and human lung fibrosis.