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Calcifediol or Corticosteroids in the Treatment of COVID-19: An Observational Study. [PDF]

Nutrients
Medical treatment of coronavirus 19 disease (COVID-19) is a therapeutic challenge. The available data strongly suggest that calcifediol treatment may reduce the severity of COVID-19, and corticosteroids are the treatment of choice worldwide for severe ...
Entrenas-Castillo M, Entrenas-Costa LM, Pata MP, Jurado-Gamez B, Muñoz-Corroto C, Gomez-Rebollo C, Mira-Padilla E, Bouillon R, Quesada-Gómez JM.   +8 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

Vitamin D Deficiency. The place of calcifediol in the treatment of vitamin D deficiency - literature review

Quality in Sport
Introduction: Vitamin D plays a very important role in the human body. It affects bone health, immune system function, and is responsible for overall well-being. Vitamin D deficiency is a common worldwide.
julita gmitrzuk, Zuzanna Malinka, Katarzyna Wiśniewska, Anna Jachymek, Martyna Opatowska, Joanna Jakubiec, Tomasz Kucharski, Marta Piotrowska   +7 more
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A Randomized, Open-Label Study to Assess Efficacy of Weekly Assumption of Cholecalciferol versus Calcifediol in Older Patients with Hypovitaminosis D

Geriatrics, 2022
The aim of this single-center, open-label, randomized controlled study was to evaluate which formulation of vitamin D—between cholecalciferol and calcifediol—is most effective in the treatment of hypovitaminosis D in older adults.
Chukwuma Okoye, Valeria Calsolaro, Filippo Niccolai, Alessia Maria Calabrese, Riccardo Franchi, Sara Rogani, Giulia Coppini, Virginia Morelli, Nadia Caraccio, Fabio Monzani   +9 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Calcifediol: Mechanisms of Action

Nutrients, 2023
Due to its essential role in calcium and phosphate homeostasis, the secosteroid hormone calcitriol has received growing attention over the last few years.
Simone Donati, Gaia Palmini, C. Aurilia, I. Falsetti, F. Marini, F. Giusti, T. Iantomasi, M. L. Brandi   +7 more
semanticscholar   +4 more sources

Vitamin D in the prevention of left ventricular remodelling after an acute myocardial infarction: a randomized clinical trial [PDF]

Scientific Reports
No clinical trial has yet assessed the effect of vitamin D on patients experiencing ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). In this multicentre, randomised (2:1), double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, 93 patients with anterior STEMI were ...
José Tuñón, Carlos Rodríguez-López, Jorge Balaguer, Sandra Gómez-Talavera, Antonio Rojas, Jorge Salamanca, Cecilia López García, María Asunción Esteve-Pastor, Ana Laffond, Cristian Herrera, Juan M. Escudier-Villa, Miguel Orejas, Marta Tomás, María López Álvarez, Mireia Arcas Tomeo, Lucía Llanos-Jiménez, Óscar González-Lorenzo, Andrea Kallmeyer, Borja Ibáñez, María Luisa González-Casaus, Gonzalo Hernández, Cristina Espadas, Óscar Lorenzo, Ignacio Mahíllo-Fernández, Jesús Egido, Pedro Luis Sánchez, Francisco Marín, Fernando Alfonso   +27 more
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Rapid nontranscriptional effects of calcifediol and calcitriol [PDF]

Nutrients, 2022
Classically, a secosteroid hormone, vitamin D, has been implicated in calcium and phosphate homeostasis and has been associated with the pathogenesis of rickets and osteomalacia in patients with severe nutritional vitamin D deficiency.
Cinzia Aurilia, Palmini, Gaia, Teresa Iantomasi, Aurilia, Cinzia, Brandi, Maria Luisa, Simone Donati, Irene Falsetti, Donati, Simone, Miglietta, Francesca, Francesca Miglietta, Maria Luisa Brandi, Gaia Palmini, Falsetti, Irene, Iantomasi, Teresa   +13 more
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Calcifediol supplementation in adults on hemodialysis: a randomized controlled trial

Journal of Nephrology, 2022
Background Vitamin D deficiency is associated with increased risks of mortality in people with chronic kidney disease. The benefits and harm of vitamin D supplementation on cardiovascular outcomes and mortality are unknown.
Savica, Vincenzo, Perna, Annalisa, Cianciolo, Giuseppe, Grimaldi, Cristina, null, null, Cupisti, Adamasco, Morrone, Luigi, Soleti, Francesco, Boero, Roberto, Credentino, Olga, Di Luca, Marina, Natale, Patrizia, Strippoli, Giovanni F. M., Cozzolino, Mario, Musacchio, Romano, Santoro, Antonio, Netti, Stefano, Casu, Maria Domenica, Mazzaferro, Sandro, Santoro, Domenico, Malberti, Fabio, Morosetti, Massimo, Russo, Domenico, Palmer, Suetonia C., Pennacchiotti, Fabio, Aucella, Filippo, Grandaliano, Giuseppe, Perna, Alessandra, Saglimbene, Valeria M., Mannarino, Antonio, Porcu, Maria Carla, Lomonte, Carlo, Di Iorio, Biagio, Schillaci, Onofrio, Vigo, Valentina, Fasianos, Efstratios, Gesualdo, Loreto, d’Apice, Ludovica, Rotondi, Silverio, Massimetti, Carlo, Polidoro, Maria, Muci, Maria Luisa   +41 more
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Cholecalciferol and calcifediol for vitamin D supplementation

Osteoporosis International, 2020
The author discusses a report that compared calcifediol and cholecalciferol to address its relative efficacy to improve vitamin D status in terms of increasing serum 25-hidroxi-vitamin D.
Sosa Henríquez, Manuel José
core   +3 more sources

Is calcifediol better than cholecalciferol for vitamin D supplementation?

Osteoporosis International, 2018
Modest and even severe vitamin D deficiency is widely prevalent around the world. There is consensus that a good vitamin D status is necessary for bone and general health.
Roger Bouillon
exaly   +2 more sources

Use of calcifediol in gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata): Effects on growth performance, biochemical composition, skeletal anomalies and histology

Aquaculture Reports
Vitamin D3 is the typical vitamin D supplement in aquafeeds, but this form requires further metabolization to the active form. Calcifediol is used in livestock as an alternative, however it isn’t common in aquaculture.
David Dominguez, Pedro Castro, Manon Marmonier, Daniel Arana, Paula Arriagada, Daniel Montero   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources