Analysis of Response of Subjects With Atopic Dermatitis or Psoriasis to Oral Vitamin D3

Summary

This study will examine whether administration of oral Vitamin D3 given over 21 days will change the antimicrobial peptide expression in the skin or saliva of subjects with Atopic Dermatitis (AD). This study will help researchers determine if the lack of the expression of antimicrobial peptides in individuals with AD plays a role in the susceptibility to eczema vaccinatum (EV).

Timeline

Start

2008-12

Primary completion

2009-12

Completion

2009-12

Publications

• Results Schauber J, Dorschner RA, Yamasaki K, Brouha B, Gallo RL. Control of the innate epithelial antimicrobial response is cell-type specific and dependent on relevant microenvironmental stimuli. Immunology. 2006 Aug;118(4):509-19. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2567.2006.02399.x.
• Results Hata TR, Audish D, Kotol P, Coda A, Kabigting F, Miller J, Alexandrescu D, Boguniewicz M, Taylor P, Aertker L, Kesler K, Hanifin JM, Leung DY, Gallo RL. A randomized controlled double-blind investigation of the effects of vitamin D dietary supplementation in subjects with atopic dermatitis. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2014 Jun;28(6):781-9. doi: 10.1111/jdv.12176. Epub 2013 May 3.

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