Vitamin D Fights Crohn’s Disease

Posted by Health JYDC Admin | Health Informations | Tuesday 2 February 2010 7:57 am

Article Source: Health And Fitness Journal


A new study has found that Vitamin D can counter the effects of Crohn’s disease.

Researchers found that Vitamin D acts directly on the beta defensin 2 gene, which encodes an antimicrobial peptide, and the NOD2 gene that alerts cells to the presence of invading microbes.

Both beta defensin and NOD2 have been linked to Crohn’s disease. If NOD2 is deficient or defective, it cannot combat invaders in the intestinal tract.

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