Vitamin D and Psoriasis. (8th October 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lowe, Karen E.; Norman, Anthony W.
• Is Part Of: Nutrition reviews. Volume 50:Number 5(1992)
• Page Start: 138
• Page End: 142
• Publication Date: 2014-10-08
• Subjects: Nutrition -- Periodicals; Diet -- Periodicals; Diet -- Periodicals; Nutrition -- Periodicals; Voeding; 613.2
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-4887.1992.tb01305.x
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0029-6643

Abstract

Abstract : Skin can serve as the source of vitamin D when exposed to sunlight so that cutaneous 7-dehydrocholesterol can be converted to the vitamin. Skin is also a target organ for the hormone form of vitamin D: 1, 25-(OH)2 D3 . Both skin keratinocytes grown in tissue culture and samples of human skin have the nuclear receptor for 1, 25(OH)2 D3 . New results suggest that this hormone or its analogs may be effective in treating some forms of psoriasis.