Vitamin D Status and its Association with Morbidity including Wasting and Opportunistic Illnesses in HIV-Infected Women in Tanzania. [PDF]
, 2011 Vitamin D has a potential role in preventing HIV-related complications, based on its extensive involvement in immune and metabolic function, including preventing osteoporosis and premature cardiovascular disease.
Adeyemi OM +19 more
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NUTRITIONAL RICKETS – REVISITED
Медицинский совет, 2016 Nutritional rickets is a bone disease in early childhood resulting in bone pain, delayed motor development, and bending of the bones, caused by vitamin D deficiency and/or inadequate dietary calcium intake. The consequences of nutritional rickets include
P. Pludowski, I. N. Zakharova
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Impaired release of Vitamin D in dysfunctional adipose tissue: New cues on Vitamin D supplementation in obesity [PDF]
, 2017 Context: Vitamin D accumulates in adipose tissue (AT) and vitamin D deficiency is frequent in obesity. Objective: We hypothesize that trafficking of vitamin D is altered in dysfunctional AT.
Azzena, Bruno +9 more
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Vitamin D’s Effect on Immune Function
Nutrients, 2020 Ever since its discovery by Windhaus, the importance of the active metabolite of vitamin D (1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3; 1,25-(OH)2D3) has been ever expanding.
P. Martens +3 more
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Biofortification of Chicken Eggs with Vitamin K—Nutritional and Quality Improvements
Foods, 2020 National nutrition surveys have shown that over half of all adults in Ireland, the United Kingdom (UK), and the United States of America (USA) have low vitamin K intakes.
Siobhan M. O’Sullivan +5 more
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Prevalence of vitamin D level disorders in therapeutic patients and features of their correction
Медицинский вестник Юга России, 2023 Objective: to study the prevalence of vitamin D level disorders in therapeutic patients and the features of their correction. Materials and methods: 322 patients who applied for medical help in the field of therapy («rheumatology» and «cardiology») were ...
L. N. Eliseeva +3 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 +7 more
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Vitamin D Status in Children in Greece and Its Relationship with Sunscreen Application
Children, 2021 The aim of this study was to characterize the prevalence and seasonal variation of vitamin D (vit D) deficiency/insufficiency in healthy children and adolescents in Greece, and to explore its relationship with the use of sunscreens. The serum level of 25-
Gavriela Maria Feketea +5 more
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Vitamin D Supplements and Prevention of Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease
New England Journal of Medicine, 2019 BACKGROUND It is unclear whether supplementation with vitamin D reduces the risk of cancer or cardiovascular disease, and data from randomized trials are limited.
J. Manson +15 more
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Vitamin D: Newer Concepts of Its Metabolism and Function at the Basic and Clinical Level. [PDF]
, 2020 The interest in vitamin D continues unabated with thousands of publications contributing to a vast and growing literature each year. It is widely recognized that the vitamin D receptor (VDR) and the enzymes that metabolize vitamin D are found in many ...
Bikle, Daniel D
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