Vitamin D can help treat tuberculosis

High doses of vitamin
D
, in addition to antibiotic treatment, have helped patients with tuberculosis (
TB
recover more quickly, according to a study led by researchers at Queen Mary University of London.study, to be published online at the National Academy of Sciences (
PNAS
), explores for the first time the role of vitamin
D
in the immune response of patients treated for infectious diseases.vitamin
D
deficiency statistics reveal a bleak picture The results of a study of fortified grainsby Kellogg and vitamin
D
show that high doses of vitamin
D
inhibit inflammation of the body's response to infection, allowing patients to recover more quickly and reduce lung damage.addition to stimulating the recovery of TB patients, the authors say their findings suggest that vitamin
D
supplementation may help patients recover better from other diseases such as pneumonia.The results are very important," said Dr Adrian Martino, senior lecturer on
respiratory infections and immunization at the
Blizzard Research Centre at Queen Mary University of London. " shown that vitamin D
D
play a role in accelerating the inflammatory response in people with tuberculosis, " he said. This is important because sometimes these inflammatory reactions can cause tissue damage and lead to the development of cavities in the lungs. If we can help these cavities heal faster, patients will be infected for less time and may also suffer less lung damage." more broadly, vitamin
D
inhibits the inflammatory response without affecting the ability of antibiotics to work, suggesting that supplementation may also be beneficial for patients with pneumonia, sepsis and other lung infections treated with antibiotics. ”