| Another article looking at the importance of vitamin D | | | | They also point out that vitamin D in the lung helps |
| in patients with asthma has just been published in | | | | manufacture several natural anti-infective molecules |
| Annals of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology. | | | | that can help prevent infections, like bronchitis. |
| The authors, MS Sandhu and TB Casele, point out | | | | The authors made the hypothesis that vitamin D |
| that evidence suggests that vitamin D deficiency is | | | | supplementation may lead to improved asthma |
| associated with lung airway over-responsiveness, | | | | control, and indeed that is exactly what I see in my |
| worse asthma control, and possibly resistance of | | | | practice. All of my patients with asthma have their |
| asthma patients being able to respond to steroid | | | | vitamin D levels optimized. |
| treatment. | | | | If you or your family has problems with asthma, |
| They point out that the cells in the lung show high | | | | including childhood asthma please be sure your vitamin |
| amounts of the enzyme necessary to convert | | | | D levels are optimized. |
| vitamin D to the activated vitamin D within the lung. | | | | Please let me know if you found vitamin D to be |
| This activated vitamin D has been shown to inhibit | | | | helpful with asthma in you or your family? Do you |
| the manufacture of certain molecules that promote | | | | take it on a regular basis? Do you get your blood |
| inflammation in the lung. Therefore having sufficient | | | | levels checked occasionally? |
| vitamin D would contribute to less lung inflammation, | | | | I look forward to hearing from you. |
| which is the cause of asthma. | | | | |