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Vitamin D3 exerts immunomodulatory and memory improving properties in rats with lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammation [PDF]
Introduction: Vitamin D is a fat-soluble secosteroid, its primary function being regulation of calcium-phosphate homeostasis and maintenance of bone integrity and mineralization.
Nina Doncheva +6 more
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No effects of oral vitamin D supplementation on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in patients with type 2 diabetes: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial [PDF]
Background: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common hepatic disorder worldwide, reaching prevalence up to 90 % in obese patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D), and representing an independent risk factor for cardiovascular mortality ...
ANGELICO, Francesco +15 more
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Alendronate or alfacalcidol in glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Treatment with glucocorticoids is associated with bone loss starting soon after therapy is initiated and an increased risk of fracture. METHODS: We performed a randomized, double-placebo, double-blind clinical trial of 18 months' duration ...
Ale Algra +14 more
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The aim of the present study was to evaluate the dose of postdialysis cholecalciferol needed to maintain the 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] levels in the optimal range of 75–150 nmol/L. Twenty-six patients who had low baseline 25(OH)D levels (mean 27.5±14.
Eric Descombes +4 more
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Purpose: The purpose of this retrospective cohort study was to measure the difference between cholecalciferol and ergocalciferol in their ability to effect vitamin D, parathyroid hormone (PTH), calcium, and phosphorous serum concentrations in patients ...
Akram Al-Makki +4 more
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Background. The purpose of the study was to calculate the cost of lowering blood pressure (BP) in the complex antihypertensive therapy of arterial hypertension (AH) with and without Cholecalciferol. Materials and methods.
L.V. Yakubova +2 more
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SAT-512 Severe Hypocalcemia Presenting as Status Epilepticus after Denosumab Use in Metastatic Prostate Cancer [PDF]
Introduction: Denosumab decreases the incidence of skeletal-related events in patients with metastatic bone disease and is used routinely as part of the therapeutic strategy for various cancers.
Aziz, Ammara, Saeed, Zeb
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The use of cholecalciferol in patients with hip fracture
Major osteoporotic fractures are steadily increasing due to population aging. Programs of secondary prevention against refracture are essential to decrease morbidity and mortality and the cost for individuals and the society. Vitamin D supplementation and optimization of calcium intake are of a pivotal importance to start specific osteoporosis ...
CIANFEROTTI, LUISELLA +4 more
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Biological deactivation of the active analogue of cholecalciferol [PDF]
1. Introduction The hormonal form of vitamin D la,25(OH),D,, is produced from cholecalciferol (vitamin D3) by C-25 hydroxylation in the liver, followed by C-l hydroxyl- ation in the kidney. The important finding that this hormone is synthesized only in the kidney [ 11, and the demonstration that patients with advanced renal disease are unable to ...
Mordechai Sheves +3 more
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3: Vitamin D Improves Autologous Fat Graft Retention
Purpose: Autologous fat grafting is a widely used technique in aesthetic and reconstructive surgery, however, unpredictable volume reabsorption may lead to unsatisfactory outcomes.
Patricia A. Leftwich, MS +6 more
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