Abstract
In the last 4 years the authors observed a trend that correcting vitamin D deficiency in newly diagnosed cases of Meniere's disease decreased the necessity of the ablative therapy with intratympanic gentamicin. According to their hypothesis, vitamin D supplementation may indeed have a beneficial effect in Meniere's disease if the symptoms are caused by a local postviral autoimmune reaction. Vitamin D has a strong immunomodulatory role, one of which is the regulation of the expression of pro-inflammatory mediators. The authors suggest further epidemiological studies to decide if there is a connection between vitamin D deficiency and Meniere's disease.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 44-46 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Medical Hypotheses |
Volume | 116 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 2018 |
Keywords
- Deficiency
- Meniere's disease
- Vitamin D
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine(all)