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Vitamin D Sources, Metabolism, and Deficiency: Available Compounds and Guidelines for Its Treatment
Studies on vitamin/hormone D deficiency have received a vast amount of attention in recent years, particularly concerning recommendations, guidelines, and treatments.
L. Dominguez+3 more
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Vitamin D deficiency 2.0: an update on the current status worldwide
Vitamin D testing and the use of vitamin D supplements have increased substantially in recent years. Currently, the role of vitamin D supplementation, and the optimal vitamin D dose and status, is a subject of debate, because large interventional studies
K. Amrein+8 more
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Vitamin D Binding Protein and Vitamin D Levels [PDF]
Over the past few decades, there has been a growing interest in understanding the multifunctional characteristics and clinical importance of vitamin D binding protein (DBP). Multiple studies have shed light on DBP, giving rise to hopes of identifying novel mechanisms as well as utilizing DBP as a potential therapeutic agent.
Zhongjian Xie+3 more
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Vitamin D, infections and immunity
Vitamin D, best known for its role in skeletal health, has emerged as a key regulator of innate immune responses to microbial threat. In immune cells such as macrophages, expression of CYP27B1, the 25-hydroxyvitamin D 1α-hydroxylase, is induced by immune-
Aiten Ismailova, John H. White
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OBJECTIVE The objective was to provide guidelines to clinicians for the evaluation, treatment, and prevention of vitamin D deficiency with an emphasis on the care of patients who are at risk for deficiency. PARTICIPANTS The Task Force was composed of a
Michael F. Holick+7 more
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The role of vitamin D in the prevention of coronavirus disease 2019 infection and mortality
WHO declared SARS-CoV-2 a global pandemic. The present aim was to propose an hypothesis that there is a potential association between mean levels of vitamin D in various countries with cases and mortality caused by COVID-19.
P. Ilie, S. Stefanescu, Lee Smith
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Immunologic Effects of Vitamin D on Human Health and Disease
Vitamin D is responsible for regulation of calcium and phosphate metabolism and maintaining a healthy mineralized skeleton. It is also known as an immunomodulatory hormone.
N. Charoenngam, M. Holick
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Background Comparability of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) measurements is hampered by method-related differences in measurement values. International standardization of laboratory assays has been suggested to solve this problem.
Martina Rabenberg+10 more
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Vitamin D and Vitamin D Receptor in Female Infertility
Objective: To investigate the possible association of serum and follicular fluids(FF) Vitamin D levels with reproductive outcomes after assisted reproductive techniques (ART).
Nida Farooqui+5 more
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This article summarizes the new 2011 report on dietary requirements for calcium and vitamin D from the Institute of Medicine (IOM). An IOM Committee charged with determining the population needs for these nutrients in North America conducted a ...
A. Ross+14 more
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