The Effect of Vitamin D Supplementation on Inflammatory and Hemostatic Markers and Disease Activity in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Randomized Placebo-controlled Trial

From the Internal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alexandria; the Biochemistry Department, Medical Research Institute; and the Alexandria Centre for Women’s Health, Alexandria, Egypt. A. Abou-Raya, MD, Rheumatology and Immunology Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alexandria, and Alexandria Centre for Women’s Health; S. Abou-Raya, MD, Internal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alexandria, and Alexandria Centre for Women’s Health; M. Helmii, MD, Biochemistry Department, Medical Research Institute. Address correspondence to Dr. A. Abou-Raya, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alexandria, Rheumatology Division, Internal Medicine Department, 12 Heliopolis Street, Camp Cesar Alexandria, Alexandria 00203, Egypt. E-mail: annaaraya{at}yahoo.com. Accepted for publication October 3, 2012.

From the Internal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alexandria; the Biochemistry Department, Medical Research Institute; and the Alexandria Centre for Women’s Health, Alexandria, Egypt. A. Abou-Raya, MD, Rheumatology and Immunology Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alexandria, and Alexandria Centre for Women’s Health; S. Abou-Raya, MD, Internal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alexandria, and Alexandria Centre for Women’s Health; M. Helmii, MD, Biochemistry Department, Medical Research Institute. Address correspondence to Dr. A. Abou-Raya, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alexandria, Rheumatology Division, Internal Medicine Department, 12 Heliopolis Street, Camp Cesar Alexandria, Alexandria 00203, Egypt. E-mail: annaaraya{at}yahoo.com. Accepted for publication October 3, 2012.

From the Internal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alexandria; the Biochemistry Department, Medical Research Institute; and the Alexandria Centre for Women’s Health, Alexandria, Egypt. A. Abou-Raya, MD, Rheumatology and Immunology Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alexandria, and Alexandria Centre for Women’s Health; S. Abou-Raya, MD, Internal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alexandria, and Alexandria Centre for Women’s Health; M. Helmii, MD, Biochemistry Department, Medical Research Institute. Address correspondence to Dr. A. Abou-Raya, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alexandria, Rheumatology Division, Internal Medicine Department, 12 Heliopolis Street, Camp Cesar Alexandria, Alexandria 00203, Egypt. E-mail: annaaraya{at}yahoo.com. Accepted for publication October 3, 2012.