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. 2022 Jan 4;23(3):579–599. doi: 10.1007/s11154-021-09705-6

Fig. 3.

Fig. 3

Potential effects of optimum levels of vitamin D on critical pathways involved in the progress of COVID-19. COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; IL-6, interleukin-6; Th1, type 1 helper T cell; Th2, type 2 helper T cell; TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor-α. References for evidence: antimicrobial peptides [36]; T cell responses [43]; apoptosis of infected respiratory epithelial cells [150]; and inflammatory cytokines [58]