The Claim
Activation of the vitamin D receptor reduces systemic inflammatory tone by downregulating the expression of pro-inflammatory genes, including those encoding NF-κB and cytokines.
What the research says
Supports is higher
Support is ahead, but a single strong opposing study can change this.
These are independent scores, not a percentage. Higher-grade studies count more, so a single strong opposing study can outweigh several weaker ones.
When your body uses vitamin D properly, it helps calm down your immune system by turning off genes that cause inflammation, which can make you feel less swollen or sore.
See the scientific wording
Vitamin D receptor activation downregulates the expression of pro-inflammatory genes, including those encoding NF-κB and cytokines, thereby reducing systemic inflammatory tone.
What the research says
2 studiesThis study found that vitamin D helps calm down overactive immune cells in pregnant women with a dangerous condition, by turning down the signals that cause inflammation, like NF-κB and cytokines. So yes, vitamin D helps reduce inflammation as the claim says.
Vitamin D turns on a switch in immune cells that turns down the body’s alarm system, specifically by blocking a key inflammatory signal called NF-κB and calming down the production of inflammation-causing chemicals.
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