Dietary Vitamin D3 Deficiency Increases Resistance to Infection in Mice.

The leishmaniases are a group of diseases caused by parasites, which have different clinical manifestations. is endemic in South America and causes cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL), which can evolve into a diffuse form, characterized by an anergic immune response. Since the leishmaniases mainly affect poor populations, it is important to understand the involvement of immunonutrition, how the immune system is modulated by dietary nutrients and the effect this has on infection.