Cord blood vitamin D deficiency, by its effects on TLR-induced antimicrobial production, altered in vitro monocyte responses. The observation that exogenous 25(OH)D(3) in vitro recovered TLR-induced antimicrobial responses suggests the need for additional prospective investigations to further delineate the role of vitamin D in the newborn immune response.
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