[Role of vitamin D on the levels of oxidative stress and inflammatory factors in the patients with multiple sclerosis]

ABSTRACT

Background and Aim: multiple sclerosis [MS] is an inflammatory and autoimmune disease characterized by the degeneration of myelin sheath in the central nervous system. Vitamin D deficiency and an increase in the levels of oxidative stress and inflammation are regarded as possible causes of the disease. This review article deals with the role of vitamin D on the levels of oxidative stress and inflammatory factors in the patients with multiple sclerosis