Vitamin D, cell death pathways, and tuberculosis

• Main Authors: Manik Retno Wahyunitisari, Ni Made Mertaniasih, Muhammad Amin, Wayan T. Artama, Eko Budi Koendhori
• Format: Article PeerReviewed
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer-Medknow Publications 2017
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RZ Other systems of medicine
• Online Access: http://repository.unair.ac.id/93442/1/Vitamin%20D%2C%20Cell%20Death%20Pathways%20and%20Tuberculosis.pdf; http://repository.unair.ac.id/93442/2/Vitamin%20D%2C%20Cell%20Death%20Pathways.pdf; http://repository.unair.ac.id/93442/3/Vitamin%20D%2C%20Cell%20Death%20Pathways%20and%20Tuberculosis_compressed.pdf; http://repository.unair.ac.id/93442/; http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2017;volume=6;issue=4;spage=349;epage=355;aulast=Wahyunitisari
• Institution: Universitas Airlangga

Background: Mycobacterium tuberculosis induces cellular necrosis that could promote spread of infection. The aim of this study is to analyze the effects of Vitamin D3 supplementation to improve the effectiveness of 2nd-line anti-tuberculosis (TB) drug therapy, especially in relation with cell death...