Immunomodulatory Effects of Vitamin D on Innate and Adaptive Immune Responses to Streptococcus pneumoniae

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Human Monocytes Promote Th1 and Th17 Responses to Streptococcus pneumoniae

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Critical Roles of ASC Inflammasomes in Caspase-1 Activation and Host Innate Resistance to Streptococcus pneumoniae Infection

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Antibacterial effects of vitamin D

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Vitamin D and immune function: an overview

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Differential and coordinated expression of defensins and cytokines by gingival epithelial cells and dendritic cells in response to oral bacteria

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1α,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 and all-trans retinoic acid synergistically inhibit the differentiation and expansion of Th17 cells

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The Vitamin D Analog, TX527, Promotes a Human CD4+CD25highCD127low Regulatory T Cell Profile and Induces a Migratory Signature Specific for Homing to Sites of Inflammation

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Human  -Defensin 2 and 3 and Their Mouse Orthologs Induce Chemotaxis through Interaction with CCR2

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1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 Modulates Cytokine Production Induced by Candida albicans: Impact of Seasonal Variation of Immune Responses

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Let the sun shine in: effects of ultraviolet radiation on invasive pneumococcal disease risk in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Streptococcus pneumoniaeevades human dendritic cell surveillance by pneumolysin expression

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Contribution of IL-1 to resistance to Streptococcus pneumoniae infection

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Interleukin-17A Mediates Acquired Immunity to Pneumococcal Colonization

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