Publications by authors named "Mohammad Hosein Safapoor"
Aim: The aim of the study was to assess the effectiveness of vitamin D3 [1, 25(OH)2D3] treatment in IBD with regard to tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) serum level and clinical disease activity index (CDAI).
Background: Vitamin D has immune-regulatory functions in experimental inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and vitamin D deficiency is common in IBD patients.
Patients And Methods: This was a randomized clinical trial on 108 IBD patients with serum 25-OHD levels less than 30ng/ml, which divided into vitamin D and control groups.