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Vitamin D treatment of peripheral blood mononuclear cells modulated immune activation and reduced susceptibility to HIV-1 infection of CD4+ T lymphocytes.

PLoS ONE, 2019
IntroductionMucosal immune activation, in the context of sexual transmission of HIV-1 infection, is crucial, as the increased presence of activated T cells enhance susceptibility to infection.
Sandra M Gonzalez, Wbeimar Aguilar-Jimenez, Edison Trujillo-Gil, Wildeman Zapata, Ruey-Chyi Su, T Blake Ball, Maria T Rugeles, Maria T Rugeles   +7 more
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Calcitriol in the Management of Secondary Hyperparathyroidism of Renal Failure [PDF]

, 1996
Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/90092/1/j.1875-9114.1996.tb03644.x ...
Daisley‐kydd, Racquel E., Mason, Nancy A.   +1 more
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Fok I and Bsm I gene polymorphism of vitamin D receptor and essential hypertension: a mechanistic link

Clinical Hypertension, 2023
The vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene serves as a good candidate gene for susceptibility to essential hypertension. The gene regulates the renin angiotensin system by influencing blood pressure regulation.
Richa Awasthi, Priyanka Thapa Manger, Rajesh Kumar Khare   +2 more
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Hypovitaminosis D in recent onset rheumatoid arthritis is predictive of reduced response to treatment and increased disease activity: a 12 month follow-up study. [PDF]

, 2015
BACKGROUND: Vitamin D displays immunomodulatory activities and has been proposed as a potential player in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
Barchetta, Ilaria, Cavallo, Maria Gisella, Ceccarelli, Fulvia, DI FRANCO, Manuela, Frisenda, S, Gerardi, Mc, Iannuccelli, Cristina, Valesini, Guido   +7 more
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Beneficial role of vitamin D in the prevention of certain respiratory diseases

Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease, 2013
There is evidence of aberrations in the vitamin D–endocrine system in subjects with respiratory diseases. Vitamin D deficiency is highly prevalent in patients with respiratory diseases, and patients who receive vitamin D have significantly larger ...
Khanh vinh quốc Lương, Lan Thi Hoàng Nguyễn   +1 more
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Hypothalamic Vitamin D Improves Glucose Homeostasis and Reduces Weight [PDF]

, 2016
Despite clear associations between vitamin D deficiency and obesity and/or type 2 diabetes, a causal relationship is not established. Vitamin D receptors (VDRs) are found within multiple tissues, including the brain.
Arble, Deanna M., Chambers, Adam P., Gardner, David, Gutierrez-Aguilar, Ruth, He, Yanlin, Moore, David D., Sandoval, Darleen A., Seeley, Randy J., Sisley, Stephanie R., Xu, Yong   +9 more
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Improved regeneration and de novo bone formation in a diabetic zebrafish model treated with paricalcitol and cinacalcet [PDF]

, 2017
Bone changes related to diabetes have been well stablished, but few strategies have been developed to prevent this growing health problem. In our work, we propose to investigate the effects of calcitriol as well as of a vitamin D analog (paricalcitol ...
Alvarez, Andress, Bergua, Bucking, Chan, Chen, Coyne, Coyne, Coyne, Craig, Cunha, Del Pino-Montes, Devaskar, Elder, Fishbane, Flanagan, Gagnon, Gavaia, Gehling, Goodman, Hamann, Hills, Illien-Junger, Irwin, Jayanarayanan, Jones, Katsumata, Keller, King, Kojima, Kojima, Kojima, Krul-Poel, Lee, Lehner, Lieschke, Lin, Maehata, Moss, Olsen, Pham-Short, Pipino, Pisharath, Pugliese, Rodriguez, Sanguineti, Schutter, Shoben, Sprague, Tsuruta, Tung, Westerfield, Wong, Zhao   +53 more
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The Effect of Active VitaminD on Treatment of Proteinuria in Patients with Diabetic Nephropathy without Vitamin D Deficiency [PDF]

Majallah-i dānishgāh-i ̒ulūm-i pizishkī-i Arāk, 2016
Background: The renin-angiotensin system(RAS) has a major role in development of diabetic nephropathy and blocking of RAS by inhibitors and blocking of angiotesin receptors is standard treatment for preventing kidney disease and proteinuria.
Nader Saeedi, Mohammadreza Rezvanfar, Mehdi Hadidi, Farvah Asgharizadeh Mahani, Mojtaba Ahmadlou   +4 more
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The biochemical basis of disease [PDF]

, 2018
Understanding Biochemistry is an essential online resource for post-16 students, teachers and undergraduates, providing up-to-date overviews of key concepts in biochemistry and molecular biosciences.
Ahlqvist, Alastair J. Barr, Arteaga, Baynes, Cancer Research UK 2018, Carey, Christakos, Clemens, Diabetes UK - The Cost of Diabetes, Druker, Feingold, Graham, Grove, Hanahan, Hanahan, Hantschel, Heinecke, IDF Diabetes Atlas - 8th Edition, Kagnoff, Kamangar, Keys, Knudson, Kumar, Leiva, Maher, Mann, Masters, McLannahan, NHS - Do I need vitamin supplements, NIH - AIDS Information 2018, NIH - Office of dietary supplements, NIH Genetics Home Reference - Phenylketonurea 2018, Osna, Papaemmanuil, Pecorino, Ramagopalan, Rang, Reilly, Rich, Ridaura, Samuel, Schulz, Seeley, The Cancer Genome Atlas 2018, Wang, Watts, Weinberg, Wilen, World Health Organization, World Health Organization - Cancer 2018, World Health Organization - Cholera 2018, World Health Organization - HIV/AIDS 2018, Yarden   +52 more
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Renal functional, transcriptome, and methylome adaptations in pregnant Sprague Dawley and Brown Norway rats

PLoS ONE, 2022
Pregnancy induces maternal renal adaptations that include increased glomerular filtration rate and renal blood flow which can be compromised in obstetrical complications such as preeclampsia.
Zhong Chen, Charles Wang, Arlin Blood, Shannon Bragg, Eugenia Mata-Greenwood   +4 more
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