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Can skin exposure to sunlight prevent liver inflammation?Here we discuss how skin exposure to sunlight may suppress liver inflammation and the severity of NAFLD.

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UV offers new hope in fight against MSPeople at risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS) have been offered a beacon of hope thanks to research into UV exposure.
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Topical 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 subverts the priming ability of draining lymph node dendritic cellsThe active form of vitamin D, 1,25-hydroxyvitamin D(3) [1,25(OH)(2)D(3)] is produced in skin following exposure to sunlight
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1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 enhances the ability of transferred CD4+ CD25+ cells to modulate T helper type 2-driven asthmatic responsesThe severity of allergic diseases may be modified by vitamin D. However, the immune pathways modulated by the active form of vitamin D, 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D.
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Maternal vitamin D levels during pregnancy and offspring eating disorder risk in adolescenceThis is the first study to link low gestational vitamin D to increased eating disorder risk in female offspring of Caucasian mothers.
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Altered immunity and dendritic cell activity in the periphery of mice after long-term engraftment with bone marrow from ultraviolet-irradiated miceTo investigate the immune capabilities of peripheral tissue DCs generated in vivo from the BM of UV-irradiated mice, chimeric mice were established.
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Inflammatory bowel diseases: interrelationships between dietary vitamin D, exposure to UV radiation and the fecal microbiomeThis review explores the interaction of vitamin D, and ultraviolet radiation, with the intestinal innate and adaptive immune systems
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Genome Sequence of a Lytic Staphylococcus aureus Bacteriophage Isolated from Breast MilkWe identified a double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) bacteriophage appearing to belong to Herelleviridae, genus Kayvirus. The bacteriophage, Biyabeda-mokiny 1, was isolated from breast milk using a clinical isolate of Staphylococcus aureus.
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Exposure to Solar UVR Suppresses Cell-Mediated Immunization Responses in Humans: The Australian Ultraviolet Radiation and Immunity StudyHigher UVR exposure at antigen sensitization was associated with a reduced delayed-type hypersensitivity response and altered T helper type 17 kinetics
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Vitamin D deficiency causes airway hyperresponsiveness and increases airway smooth muscle mass in the lungs of female BALB/c miceWe tested whether there is a causal association between vitamin D deficiency, airway smooth muscle (ASM) mass, and the development of airway hyperresponsiveness