The impact of vitamin D on atopic disorders: assessing evidence for a causal relationship

Since the beginning of COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a noticeable increase in the consumption of vitamin D. Evidence accentuates the generation of a pro-tolerogenic T helper 2 cell state with vitamin D, suppressing T helper 1 inflammatory response. T helper 2 cell polarization is characteristic...

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Main Authors: Valeria Andrea Zúñiga, Blanca Bazan-Perkins
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Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-04-01
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2025.1584818/full
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description Since the beginning of COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a noticeable increase in the consumption of vitamin D. Evidence accentuates the generation of a pro-tolerogenic T helper 2 cell state with vitamin D, suppressing T helper 1 inflammatory response. T helper 2 cell polarization is characteristic of atopy. However, although the literature on vitamin D and atopy has yielded controversial results, multiple studies have described an inverse relationship between vitamin D levels and the severity of atopy, as well as an improvement of the pathology with vitamin D supplementation. A different approach is offered in the analysis of the immunological mechanisms by which vitamin D acts in the human body, supporting its use as a promoter of homeostasis. In this sense, vitamin D promotes a balanced state through the action of regulatory T cells, controlling cytokines, both pro- and anti-inflammatory, and by reducing B cell prolif eration and differentiation, thus preventing the possible development of atopy.
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spelling doaj-art-a41df69fe4824a6fa233e42a0483061d2025-08-20T02:11:34ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Nutrition2296-861X2025-04-011210.3389/fnut.2025.15848181584818The impact of vitamin D on atopic disorders: assessing evidence for a causal relationshipValeria Andrea Zúñiga0Blanca Bazan-Perkins1Blanca Bazan-Perkins2Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Escuela de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Mexico City, MexicoInstituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Escuela de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Mexico City, MexicoInstituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias Ismael Cosío Villegas, Mexico City, MexicoSince the beginning of COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a noticeable increase in the consumption of vitamin D. Evidence accentuates the generation of a pro-tolerogenic T helper 2 cell state with vitamin D, suppressing T helper 1 inflammatory response. T helper 2 cell polarization is characteristic of atopy. However, although the literature on vitamin D and atopy has yielded controversial results, multiple studies have described an inverse relationship between vitamin D levels and the severity of atopy, as well as an improvement of the pathology with vitamin D supplementation. A different approach is offered in the analysis of the immunological mechanisms by which vitamin D acts in the human body, supporting its use as a promoter of homeostasis. In this sense, vitamin D promotes a balanced state through the action of regulatory T cells, controlling cytokines, both pro- and anti-inflammatory, and by reducing B cell prolif eration and differentiation, thus preventing the possible development of atopy.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2025.1584818/fullatopyvitamin DT helper 2 celldendritic cellsregulatory T cells
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T helper 2 cell
dendritic cells
regulatory T cells
title The impact of vitamin D on atopic disorders: assessing evidence for a causal relationship
title_full The impact of vitamin D on atopic disorders: assessing evidence for a causal relationship
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title_short The impact of vitamin D on atopic disorders: assessing evidence for a causal relationship
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vitamin D
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dendritic cells
regulatory T cells
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