Laboratory of Endocrine Immunology

Head of Laboratory: Amiram Ravid, Ph.D.

	Tel:	972-3-9376790
	Fax:	972-3-9211478
	E-mail:	aravid@post.tau.ac.il

Research Topics

1. Vitamin D - a stress hormone of the skin
2. The anti hepatitis C virus activity of vitamin D
3. Vitamin D - a hormone with anti-asthmatic activities?

Selected Publications:

1. Ziv E, Rotem C, Miodovnik M, Ravid A., Koren R. Two modes of ERK activation by TNF in keratinocytes: different cellular outcomes and bi-directional modulation by vitamin D. J Cell Biochem. 104:606-19, 2008. MEDLINE
2. Langberg M, Rotem C, Fenig E, Koren R, Ravid A. Vitamin D protects keratinocytes from deleterious effects of ionizing radiation. Br J Dermatol. 160:151-61, 2009. MEDLINE
3. Bahar-Shany K, Ravid A, Koren R. Upregulation of MMP-9 production by TNFalpha in keratinocytes and its attenuation by vitamin D. J Cell Physiol. 222:729-37, 2010. MEDLINE
4. Gal-Tanamy M, Bachmetov L, Ravid A, Koren R, Erman A, Tur-Kaspa R, Zemel R. Vitamin D: an innate antiviral agent suppressing hepatitis C virus in human hepatocytes. Hepatology. 54:1570-9, 2011MEDLINE
5. Miodovnik M, Koren R, Ziv E, Ravid A. The inflammatory response of keratinocytes and its modulation by vitamin D: the role of MAPK signaling pathways. J Cell Physiol. 227:2175-83, 2012. MEDLINE