The research progress of the relationship between vitamin A and asthma
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-4408.2015.01.001
- VernacularTitle:维生素A与哮喘关系的研究进展
- Author:
Lili ZHUANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Vitamin A;
Asthma
- From:
International Journal of Pediatrics
2015;42(1):1-5
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Vitamin A deficiency is a risk factor for asthma.Vitamin A plays important roles in maintaining airway epithelium phenotype,suppressing airway hyperresponsiveness,inducing immune tolerance and regulating airway inflammation,etc.The value of Vitamin A in asthma prevention and treatment has received wild attention but is still controverial.Vitamin A receptors are wildly expressed and the mechanisms are complex,more studies are needed to further clarify the relationship between Vitamin A and asthma.Besides,asthma is a polygenetic disease caused by environmental and genetic factors,and the current clinical studies of Vitamin A for prevention and treatment of asthma are not consistent.New epidemiologic studies about Vitamin A and asthma should take environmental and genetic factors into consideration.This article gives an overview about the research progress of the relationship between Vitamin A and asthma.
