Covid-19, T cells, and Vitamin D

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• Vitamin D improves T Cell immunity – RCT Feb 2016

• T-cells increased with monthly doses of 140,000 IU vitamin D – April 2014

• Autoimmune diseases and over-active T cells (which are deactivated by vitamin D) – March 2014

• The vitamin D receptor and T cell function – June 2013

• Vitamin D helps T-cell and immune system – overview Aug 2011

• Fight Cancer with more than cut, burn, and poison – Nobel prize for T-Cell – Oct 2018

• Vitamin D associated with reduced T-cell attacks in Multiple Sclerosis – Sept 2012

• Vitamin D-binding protein controls T cell responses to vitamin D in the lab – Sept 2014

• Search for treg OR "t-cell" in Vitamin D Life 1860 items as of July 2020

• COVID-19 and Vitamin D

• Autoimmunity, T Cells and vitamin D: A chemical network analysis – May 2013

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• Adaptive and innate immune system, vitamin D genes, and Rheumatoid Arthritis – June 2019

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Vitamin D Life - Immunity and Virus

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COVID and T-Cell Studies from the web

Robust T cell immunity in convalescent individuals with asymptomatic or mild COVID-19 June 29

• Reported on by : Immunity to COVID-19 is probably higher than tests have shown

  COVID-19 progression is potentially driven by T cell immunopathogenesis May 19, 2020

• "Our data further reveal that increased rather than decreased SARS-CoV-2 specific T cell immunity is associated with adverse outcome in COVID-19

  Single-Cell Analysis Reveals Macrophage-Driven T Cell Dysfunction in Severe COVID-19 Patients May 26

• "Together, our results suggest that severe SARS-CoV-2 infection causes immune dysregulation by inducing M2 polarization and subsequent T cell exhaustion."

  Impaired T cell functions along with elevated activated Tregs at the early stage of asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection

• "Interpretation The T cell activation in the asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection experienced a significant suppression and presented impairment of Th1/Th17 and CD8+ T cell functions"

  Reduction and Functional Exhaustion of T Cells in Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) peer reviewed May 1

  COVID-19 patients can rapidly generate virus-attacking T cells, shows study June 27

• reporting on Phenotype and kinetics of SARS-CoV-2-specific T cells in COVID-19 patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome June 26 FREE PDF

  Comprehensive analysis of T cell immunodominance and immunoprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 epitopes in COVID-19 cases - Jan 26 📄 PDF

  Vitamin D deficiency correlates with a reduced number of natural killer cells in intensive care unit (ICU) and non-ICU patients with COVID-19 pneumonia Dec 8 📄 PDF

• Our Bodies’ Best Shot Against Omicron Is an Army of Disgusting Murderers The Atlantic Dec 13, 2021

  • Good description of T cells and vaccines, no mention of Vitamin D

• T Cell Wikipedia

• T helper cell Wikipedia

• Regulatory T cell Wikipedia

• Cells of the Immune System

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• More on T Cells, Antibody Levels, and Our Ignorance July 7, 2020

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COVID-19 treated by Vitamin D - studies, reports, videos

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