Evidences for a protective role of vitamin D in COVID-19

RMD Open. 2020 Dec;6(3):e001454. doi: 10.1136/rmdopen-2020-001454.

Maurizio Cutolo^{1

2}, Sabrina Paolino³, Vanessa Smith^{4

5}

¹ Laboratory of Experimental Rheumatology and Division of Rheumatology, University of Genoa, Genova, Liguria, Italy mcutolo@unige.it.
² Clinical Rheumatology Unit, IRCCS San Martino Polyclinic Hospital, Genova, Italy.
³ Laboratory of Experimental Rheumatology and Division of Rheumatology, University of Genoa, Genova, Liguria, Italy.
⁴ Department of Rheumatology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.
⁵ Department of Internal Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.

No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; cytokines; glucocorticoids; inflammation; pulmonary fibrosis.

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