because dihydroxy vitamin d3 ( 1,25- ( oh ) 2 d3 ) can cause phenotypic differentiation of immature leukemic lines into macrophage-like cells , we have explored the possibility that exposure to cholecalciferol metabolites in vitro might increase the ability of monocytes to control proliferation of m. tuberculosis , or cause monocytes to mature into cells able to respond appropriately to ifn-gamma .
C0007589
differentiation
C0007634
cells