Searchable abstracts of presentations at key conferences on calcified tissues

ba0007is8 | (1) | ICCBH2019

Vitamin D in pregnancy and offspring immunology

Hawrylowicz Catherine , Hornsby Eve , Cheadle Charlotte , Pfeffer Paul , Laranjo Nancy , Cruikshank William , Tuzova Marina , Litonjua Augusto A , Weiss Scott T , Carey Vincent J , O'Connor George

Vitamin D deficiency in pregnancy is common, and is linked to increased risk of adverse outcomes including preterm birth, preeclampsia, infection, gestational diabetes and asthma. Vitamin D possesses well-recognized immunomodulatory functions, and programming of the immune system during foetal development can influence asthma-related risk factors and health outcomes in later life. We hypothesized that influencing vitamin D status during pregnancy would impact the immune profil...