People with asthma are deficient in vitamin D will experience a worsening of asthma. This vitamin deficiency is expected to block the response to steroid treatment is often used in drug and control asthma salve.
In his research, the researchers measured vitamin D levels from 50 patients with asthma and assess lung function, hyper-responsiveness airways, which commonly occurs in the airways shrinkage, and reactions to steroid treatment.
Apparently, patients who have vitamin D deficiency showed poor results in the examination of lung function and hyper-responsiveness airways. Moreover, patients with vitamin D levels in the body below 30 nanograms / mL levels of hyper-responsiveness airways almost doubled, compared with those who had more vitamin D in their blood.
Levels of low vitamin D also is associated with worse reaction to the steroid treatment and increased production of pro-inflammatory cytokine, TNF-alpha. It increases the possibility that vitamin D levels are associated with an increased lower airway inflammation.
In addition, vitamin D levels to predict how well someone will respond to steroid treatment for asthma. “That may be because vitamin D acts as a steroid response modifiers in a way that is consistent with people who suffer from asthma”
Participants have the worst levels of the lowest vitamin D, they said. Asthma associated with obesity, and lack of vitamin D may be a factor linking both conditions.
“Restoring normal levels of vitamin D in people with asthma may help improve their asthma,” Sutherland said. However, it is unknown whether vitamin D intake will help people with asthma.
Vitamin D intake for adults is 300 IU recommended to 600 IU, depending on the ages.
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