Tag Archives: immune response

Exposure to Wood Smoke Particles Produces Inflammation in Healthy Volunteers

Posted on July 10, 2011 by northpolecleanair

From: Occupational and Environmental Medicine http://oem.bmj.com/content/early/2011/06/29/oem.2011.065276.abstract Occup Environ Med doi:10.1136/oem.2011.065276 Accepted 8 June 2011; Published Online First 30 June 2011 Exposure to wood smoke particles produces inflammation in healthy volunteers Andrew J Ghio, Joleen M Souku1, Martin Case, Lisa A … Continue reading →

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Vitamin D, Innate Immunity, and Outcomes in Community Acquired Pneumonia

Posted on June 7, 2011 by northpolecleanair

From: Respirology Vol. 6, Issue 4, pages 611-616, May 2011 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1440-1843.2011.01924.x/abstract;jsessionid=EE6D3645D501C30B13C34C4DAF3247CB.d02t04 Vitamin D, innate immunity, and outcomes in community acquired pneumonia Leong Leow, Talia Simpson, Ray Cursons, Noel Karulus, Rorbert J. Hancox The authors state the background for their study “Vitamin … Continue reading →

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Vitamin D and Inflammation

Posted on June 4, 2011 by northpolecleanair

From: PubMed.gov http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21067953 Joint Bone Spine. 2010 Dec;77(6):552-7. Epub 2010 Nov 9. Vitamin D and inflammation. Guillot X, Semerano L, Saidenberg-Kermanac’h N, Falgarone G, Boissier MC. This article discusses vitamin D’s role in modulating the body’s immune response. According to … Continue reading →

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Lung Airway Cells Activate Vitamin D and Increase Immune Response

Posted on June 4, 2011 by northpolecleanair

From: EurekAlert! Nov. 4, 2008 http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-11/uoi-lac110308.php Lung Airway Cells Activate Vitamin D and Increase Immune Response This article discusses a University of Iowa study that found that Vitamin D activation can occur in the lung airway cells. The article says … Continue reading →

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