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The Role of Vitamin D and Vitamin D Receptor in Sepsis [PDF]
Sepsis acts as the leading cause of mortality in intensive care units, characterized by life-threatening organ dysfunction due to a dysregulated host response to infection.
Shenglan Shang +6 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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Vitamin D and vitamin D receptor in patients with ophthalmic pterygium
Pterygium, an ultraviolet radiation (UV)-related disease, is a relatively benign process, but since it displays tumor-like features, it has been proposed to be a neoplastic- like growth disorder.
Cristina Maxia +7 more
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Bringing Vitamin D and the Vitamin D Receptor into the Limelight
Classically, vitamin D is known to regulate skeletal and mineral ion homeostasis [...]
Jun Sun
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Vitamin D receptor expression in vitiligo
Background: Vitiligo is a progressive depigmenting disorder characterized by loss of functional melanocytes from the epidermis. The etiopathogenesis of vitiligo is still unclear.
Reham William Doss +3 more
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Impact of vitamin D and vitamin D receptor activator in diabetic nephropathy
Vitamin D is a hormone which is involved in many physiological processes in addition to bone metabolism and the muscular system. Based on several animal and human studies, it has been established that vitamin D plays an important role in the development ...
Merita Emini Sadiku +2 more
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Vitamin D deficiency in association with endothelial dysfunction: Implications for patients with COVID-19 [PDF]
There is emerging evidence to suggest that vitamin D deficiency is associated with adverse outcomes in COVID-19 patients. Conversely, vitamin D supplementation protects against an initial alveolar diffuse damage of COVID-19 becoming progressively worse ...
Jun Zhang, Peter A. McCullough, Kristen M. Tecson
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Vitamin D Receptor Expression and its Clinical Significance in Papillary Thyroid Cancer
Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the association between vitamin D receptor (an essential component in the vitamin D signaling pathway) and serum vitamin D as well as its clinical significance in papillary thyroid cancer. Methods: This prospective
Min Jhi Kim MD, PhD +4 more
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Antibody production in mice requires neither vitamin D, nor the vitamin D receptor
The vitamin D receptor as well as its ligand have been localized to various immune tissues and cells. These observations have led researchers to hypothesize a role for vitamin D in the immune system. However, a specific role for vitamin D in immunity has
Lori A. Plum +5 more
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Vitamin D, vitamin D receptor and tissue barriers [PDF]
Tissue barriers are critical in the pathogenesis of human diseases, such as atopic dermatitis, inflammatory bowel diseases, and various cancers. Preserving or restoring barrier functions of the epithelia cells is a therapeutic strategy to prevent and treat the illness. Mounting evidence indicates that vitamin D and the vitamin D receptor (VDR) play key
Zhang, Yong-guo, Wu, Shaoping, Sun, Jun
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