Autoimmune Condition and Vitamin D

There is a really interesting connection between vitamin D and autoimmune diseases. Check this out. 
 
Timestamps
0:06 The thymus gland 
0:33 Autoimmune disease 
1:00 The thymus gland and autoimmune disease 
1:54 What happens if you don’t have T cell function
2:42 Regulatory T cells and vitamin D 
3:20 What to do 

Today we’re going to talk about the huge connection between vitamin D and autoimmune diseases. 

The thymus gland is an immune gland that produces a very specific T cell called the T regulatory cell or T suppressor cell. One of the main jobs of this important T cell is to prevent autoimmune diseases. 

An autoimmune disease is tissue that has antibodies against itself. It’s an inappropriate immune response. 

One of the main functions of a T regulatory cell is something called central tolerance—tolerating the body tissue and not attacking it. 

A big function of the thymus gland is determining the self from a foreign enemy or pathogen. If it finds an immune cell that’s going to self-attack, it will execute it. 

The T regulatory cell:

• Inhibits inappropriate autoimmune responses 
• Is being used as a treatment in certain autoimmune diseases 

If you don’t have the T regulatory cell function, your risk for allergies, asthma, and miscarriage goes up. 

T regulatory cells majorly need vitamin D. A vitamin D deficiency can also potentially cause a miscarriage or other problems with the baby, because of how vitamin D feeds this T cell. 

If you have an autoimmune disease, you may want to consider taking high amounts of vitamin D, because vitamin D is an anti-inflammatory nutrient. T regulatory cells are anti-inflammatory as well. They are also immunosuppressive—they keep the immune system in balance. 

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Thanks for watching! I hope this video helps you better understand the relationship between vitamin D and autoimmune diseases.