Serum vitamin D decreases during chemotherapy: an Australian prospective cohort study [PDF]
, 2018 Background and Objectives: Vitamin D plays an important role in bone and muscle function, and cell prolifera-tion. The impact of chemotherapy and associated behavioural changes such as fatigue and sun avoidance on vit-amin D (25(OH) D) is unknown.
Isenring, Elisabeth +9 more
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Вопросы современной педиатрии, 2014 Background: Vitamin D insufficiency is a widespread phenomenon, having an adverse effect on human health. This problem is also actual in Russia, which most part of the territory is located above the 42nd latitude and is at risk for vitamin D ...
I. N. Zakharova +16 more
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Vitamin D deficiency and prognostics among patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma [PDF]
, 2013 BACKGROUND: The prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among patients with cancer has been previously reported. Because vitamin D is fat soluble, patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma may have an especially high risk of vitamin D deficiency in association ...
Chen, Ling +8 more
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Vitamin D Deficiency and Insufficiency in Hospitalized COPD Patients.
PLoS ONE, 2015 Introduction31-77% of patients with COPD have vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency, with results being highly variable between studies. Vitamin D may also correlate with disease characteristics.AimTo find out the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and ...
Evgeni Mekov +7 more
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25(OH)D Inadequacy Has Different Pathway with VEGF in Increases the Risk of Severe Preeclampsia [PDF]
, 2015 Objectives: To identify in vivo correlation between 25(OH)D and VEGF in severe preeclampsia.Materials and Methods: A case control, cross sectional study of 36 pregnant women which consist of 18 patients with preeclampsia and 18 patients as control with ...
Aditiawarman, A. (Aditiawarman) +1 more
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The Effects of Vitamin D on the Renin-Angiotensin System [PDF]
, 2014 Implication for health policy/practice/research/medical education: The current literature indicates that maintaining adequate vitamin D levels may be an important consideration in the treatment of hypertension, especially in individuals with vitamin D ...
Ajabshir, Sahar, Asif, Arif, Nayer, Ali
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Evaluation of vitamin D levels in patients with chronic low back-leg pain
Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 2017 Objective: We aimed to examine the relationship between the levels of vitamin D and patients with chronic low back-leg pain (CLBLP) and to investigate its effects on pain and functional capacity.
Yalkın Çalık, Ümit Aygün
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Vitamin D Signaling through Induction of Paneth Cell Defensins Maintains Gut Microbiota and Improves Metabolic Disorders and Hepatic Steatosis in Animal Models. [PDF]
, 2016 Metabolic syndrome (MetS), characterized as obesity, insulin resistance, and non-alcoholic fatty liver diseases (NAFLD), is associated with vitamin D insufficiency/deficiency in epidemiological studies, while the underlying mechanism is poorly addressed.
Cai, Linbi +19 more
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VITAMIN D VALUE IN DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF HYPERPARATHYROIDISM
Alʹmanah Kliničeskoj Mediciny, 2016 Background: Pathophysiologic interaction between vitamin D and hyperparathyroidism (HPT) is under investigation, never being systematically studied and remaining incompletely understood till now.
S. N. Pamputis +2 more
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Con: Nutritional vitaminDreplacement in chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal disease [PDF]
, 2016 Insufficiency of 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] is highly prevalent among patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) or end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and is a critical component in the pathogenesis of secondary hyperparathyroidism.
Agarwal, Rajiv +1 more
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