Effect of in utero vitamin D deficiency on lung structure and function

Recent studies suggest vitamin D deficiency is associated with chronic lung diseases such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Each of these are characterised by airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) and airway remodeling, the latter characterized by increased airway smooth muscle (ASM) mass. In this study we investigated the biological mechanisms underlying increased ASM mass and AHR due to vitamin D deficiency via RNA-seq transcriptome analysis of female BALB/c mice at 8 weeks of age.

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