Interleukin-17 · Nonsegmental vitiligo · Vitamin D

What is it about?

Vitamin D represents a potential player in the pathogenesis of vitiligo. Its possible regulatory relation to IL-17, together with its weight as a screening tool in vitiligo, needs further evaluation.

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Why is it important?

Vitamin D represents a potential player in the complex pathogenesis of vitiligo. Its possible regulatory relation with IL-17 as a proinflammatory cytokine involved in such disease, together with its real weight as a screening tool for susceptibility of vitiligo, is worthy of further analysis and evaluation. Studying the effect of vitamin D supplements in active versus stable vitiligo, with a large number of patients, should be considered.