Amy D Proal

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Publications

  1. ncbi Dysregulation of the vitamin D nuclear receptor may contribute to the higher prevalence of some autoimmune diseases in women
    Amy D Proal
    Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA
    Ann N Y Acad Sci 1173:252-9. 2009
  2. ncbi Autoimmune disease in the era of the metagenome
    Amy D Proal
    Georgetown University, USA
    Autoimmun Rev 8:677-81. 2009
  3. ncbi Immunostimulation in the era of the metagenome
    Amy D Proal
    Murdoch University, Perth, WA, Australia
    Cell Mol Immunol 8:213-25. 2011

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Publications3

  1. ncbi Dysregulation of the vitamin D nuclear receptor may contribute to the higher prevalence of some autoimmune diseases in women
    Amy D Proal
    Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA
    Ann N Y Acad Sci 1173:252-9. 2009
    ..This would cause women to accumulate higher bacterial loads than their male counterparts, particularly during early pregnancy when 1,25-D levels rise by 40%...
  2. ncbi Autoimmune disease in the era of the metagenome
    Amy D Proal
    Georgetown University, USA
    Autoimmun Rev 8:677-81. 2009
    ..As the NIH Human Microbiome Project continues to better characterize the human metagenome, new insights into autoimmune pathogenesis are beginning to emerge...
  3. ncbi Immunostimulation in the era of the metagenome
    Amy D Proal
    Murdoch University, Perth, WA, Australia
    Cell Mol Immunol 8:213-25. 2011
    ..Increased microbicidal activity was experienced as immunopathology-a temporary worsening of symptoms. Further studies are needed, but they will require careful planning to manage this immunopathology...