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Vitamin D supplementation and risk of stroke: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials [PDF]

Frontiers in Neurology, 2022
BackgroundPrevious observational studies have supported the hypothesis that vitamin D supplementation protects against stroke. However, several current intervention studies contradict this observation.
Jia Fu, Junfang Sun, Chao Zhang
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Parents’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding vitamin A and D intake in children: a study from Yangzhou, China [PDF]

BMC Public Health
Background Vitamin deficiency remains a significant global public health issue, especially in pediatric healthcare. This study aimed to access knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) of parents from Yangzhou (China) towards vitamin A and D intake in ...
Jinmei Xu, Libing Zhang, Duonan Yu, Xiuling Zhai, Rong Zhang   +4 more
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Evaluating the effect of vitamin D supplementation on serum levels of 25-hydroxy vitamin D, 1,25-dihydroxy vitamin D, parathyroid hormone and renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system: a systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical trials

BMC Nutrition, 2023
Background Vitamin D, one of the most essential micronutrients, is crucial in various health outcomes. However, previous studies showed conflicting results and uncertainty about vitamin D supplementation's optimal dosage and duration.
Alireza Khodadadiyan, Mahdi Rahmanian, Dorsa Shekouh, Melika Golmohammadi, Arshin Ghaedi, Aida Bazrgar, Mehrab Sayadi, Mehdi Bazrafshan, Aigin Heydari, Hamed Bazrafshan Drissi   +9 more
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A lack of association between vitamin D-binding protein and 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations in pediatric type 1 diabetes without microalbuminuria [PDF]

Annals of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2017
Purpose Vitamin D deficiency is reported to be more common in type 1 diabetes patients and might be associated with the increased urinary loss of vitamin D binding protein (VDBP) consequent to impaired 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) circulation.
Hwa Young Kim, Young Ah Lee, Hae Woon Jung, Min Jeoung Gu, Ji Young Kim, Gyung Min Lee, Jieun Lee, Ju Young Yoon, Sei Won Yang, Choong Ho Shin   +9 more
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Hubungan Kadar Vitamin D dan Penurunan Kadar Glukosa Darah Penderita Diabetes Mellitus [PDF]

, 2021
Diabetes mellitus or diabetes is known as a metabolic disorder caused by the pancreas not producing enough insulin or the body unable to use the insulin it produces effectively. The excess secretion of glucagon by alpha cells and insulin which beta cells
Wijayanti, Ratnasari Bondan, , dr. Erika Diana Risanti, M.Sc   +1 more
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Paricalcitol attenuates lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammation and apoptosis in proximal tubular cells through the prostaglandin E₂ receptor EP4

Kidney Research and Clinical Practice, 2017
Background: Vitamin D is considered to exert a protective effect on various renal diseases but its underlying molecular mechanism remains poorly understood.
Yu Ah Hong, Keum Jin Yang, So Young Jung, Yoon Kyung Chang, Cheol Whee Park, Chul Woo Yang, Suk Young Kim, Hyeon Seok Hwang   +7 more
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Synthesis, CYP24A1-Dependent Metabolism and Antiproliferative Potential against Colorectal Cancer Cells of 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D2 Derivatives Modified at the Side Chain and the A-Ring

, 2020
Experimental data indicate that low-calcemic vitamin D derivatives (VDDs) exhibit anticancer properties, both in vitro and in vivo. In our search for a vitamin D analog as potential anticancer agent, we investigated the influence of chirality in the side
Michał Chodyński, Andrzej Kutner, Kaori Yasuda, Toshiyuki Sakaki, Martyna Stachowicz-Suhs, Joanna Wietrzyk, Magdalena Milczarek, Anita Pietraszek   +7 more
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Biochemistry and metabolism of vitamin D [PDF]

Journal of Medical Biochemistry, 2012
Vitamin D is not technically a vitamin, since it is not an essential dietary factor. It is rather a prohormone produced photochemically in the skin from 7-dehydrocholesterol.
Jovičić Snežana, Ignjatović Svetlana, Majkić-Singh Nada   +2 more
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BIOCHEMISTRY AND METABOLISM OF VITAMIN D BIOHEMIJA I METABOLIZAM VITAMINA D [PDF]

, 2012
Summary: Vitamin D is not technically a vitamin, since it is not an essential dietary factor. It is rather a prohormone produced photochemically in the skin fr om 7-dehydrocholesterol.
Sne ` Ana Jovi~i}, Nada Majki}-Singh, Svetlana Ignjatovi}   +2 more
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Circulating vitamin D concentration and age-related macular degeneration: Systematic review and meta-analysis

, 2016
International audienceVitamin D may be involved in ocular function in older adults, but there is no current consensus on a possible association between circulating concentrations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) and the occurrence of age-related macular ...
Dinomais, Mickaël, Paré, Pierre-Yves, Leruez, Stéphanie, Milea, Dan, P, Drouet, Morgane, Annweiler, Cédric, Duval, Guillaume, T.   +6 more
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