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A recent study presented evidence
that higher levels of vitamin D reduced hepatitis B virus (HBV) levels.
Christian M. Lange, a researcher with Germany’s Johann Wolfgang Goethe
University Hospital, and colleagues studied 203 people with chronic HBV
infection. The study found that patients with elevated vitamin D serum levels
consistently had lower HBV levels.
The study disclosed that 34 percent
of patients had "severe vitamin D deficiency [25(OH)D3 <10ng 19="" 25="" 47="" adequate="" and="" antigen="" b="" d="" eag="" early="" found="" had="" hbeag="" hepatitis="" insufficiency="" levels="" likewise="" lower="" ml="" negative="" ng="" o:p="" of="" patients.="" patients="" percent="" positive="" serum="" study="" than="" the="" vitamin="">
Researchers also noted that during
seasons when patients had less exposure to sunshine, the body produced lower
vitamin D levels, which increased HBV levels. Investigators determined that
HBV-infected people should maintain adequate levels of vitamin D.
According to the report, earlier
studies found that levels of vitamin D serum were not associated with the
hepatitis C virus load.
The full report, “Low Vitamin D
Serum Concentration is Associated with High Levels of Hepatitis B Virus
Replication in Chronically Infected Patients,” was published in the journal
Hepatology (2013; doi: 10.1002/hep.26488).
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