Prenatal vitamin D deficiency alters immune cell proportions of young adult offspring through alteration of long-term stem cell fates
Koki Ueda, Shu Shien Chin, Noriko Sato, Miyu Nishikawa, Kaori Yasuda, Naoyuki Miyasaka, Betelehem Solomon Bera, Laurent Chorro, Reanna Doña-Termine, Wade R. Koba, David M. Reynolds, Ulrich G. Steidl, Gregoire S. Lauvau, John M. Greally, Masako Suzuki
This study shows prenatal vitamin D deficiency changes immune cell proportions in offspring by altering hematopoietic stem cell transcriptional properties and confirms maternal vitamin D levels affect cord blood immune profiles.
bioRxiv · Sep 11, 2023 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology