Correlation and Possible Mechanism between Serum Vitamin D Level and Asthma in Children

The mechanism of asthma in children remains unclear.Nowadays clinical treatments just emphasize on controlling symptoms and decreasing the frequency of asthma attack,instead of intervening the first grade prevention.Asthmatic children show a lower serum vitamin D level,therefore,supplement of vitamin D deficiency or insufficiency can be thought as one of the effective approach of adjuvant therapy for asthmatic children.If vitamin D deficiency or insufficiency is correlated with the mechanism of asthma in children,and worked as a breakthrough of asthmatic treatment,it will play a great influence on treatment of asthmatic children.Therefore this review will discuss on the correlation and possible mechanism between serum vitamin D level and asthma in children.