Treatment of immune deficiency with vitamin D compounds
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1. A method for treating an acquired immune deficiency in a mammal to increase an immune response in said mammal which comprises administering to said mammal an amount of a vitamin D compound sufficient to improve the immunity of said mammal, said acquired immune deficiency selected from human immunodeficiency virus-1 infection, Herpes virus infections, Epstein-Barr virus infections, lepromatous leprosy, and burn-related immunodeficiency.
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Abstract
A method for treating immune deficiency in a mammal by administering an amount of a vitamin D compound, such as Vitamin D3, its active form 1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 or other compounds exhibiting vitamin D-like activity, to the mammal for a sufficient period of time to improve or restore the immunity of the mammal.
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- 1. A method for treating an acquired immune deficiency in a mammal to increase an immune response in said mammal which comprises administering to said mammal an amount of a vitamin D compound sufficient to improve the immunity of said mammal, said acquired immune deficiency selected from human immunodeficiency virus-1 infection, Herpes virus infections, Epstein-Barr virus infections, lepromatous leprosy, and burn-related immunodeficiency.
- 11. A method for treating an inherited immune deficiency in a mammal to increase an immune response in said mammal which comprises administering to said mammal an amount of a vitamin D compound sufficient to improve the immunity of said mammal, said inherited immune deficiency selected from adenosine deaminase deficiency, purine nucleotide phosphorylase deficiency, severe combined immune deficiency, DiGeorge syndrome, partial DiGeorge syndrome, and Bare lymphocyte syndrome.
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