Vitamin D in Intestinal Health and Diseases
A special issue of Cells (ISSN 2073-4409).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2024) | Viewed by 118
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Previous research has emerged to support the role of vitamin D in various parts of the intestines, including microbiota, epithelial barrier, and immune cells. In addition, dysbiosis (disorder in microbiota) has been linked to multiple extraintestinal diseases, such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. Therefore, understanding how vitamin D regulates the functions of microbiota, epithelial barrier, and immune cells in the intestines will help design therapies for intestinal diseases like inflammatory bowel disease, colorectal cancer, and extraintestinal diseases.
This special issue aims to improve our understanding of vitamin D’s functions in microbiota, epithelial barrier, and immune cells in the intestines. Specifically, we will publish high-quality reviews or original research articles that examine vitamin D’s role in the above three parts of the intestines in animals and humans.
Dr. Xiaolei Tang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- vitamin D
- intestines
- microbiota
- epithelial barrier
- immune cells
