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Real-world data on vitamin D supplementation and its impacts in systemic lupus erythematosus: Cross-sectional analysis of a lupus registry of nationwide institutions (LUNA).

PLoS ONE, 2022
BackgroundAlthough vitamin D concentration is reportedly associated with the pathogenesis and pathology of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), benefits of vitamin D supplementation in SLE patients have not been elucidated, to our knowledge.
Keigo Hayashi, Ken-Ei Sada, Yosuke Asano, Yu Katayama, Keiji Ohashi, Michiko Morishita, Yoshia Miyawaki, Haruki Watanabe, Takayuki Katsuyama, Mariko Narazaki, Yoshinori Matsumoto, Nobuyuki Yajima, Ryusuke Yoshimi, Yasuhiro Shimojima, Shigeru Ohno, Hiroshi Kajiyama, Kunihiro Ichinose, Shuzo Sato, Michio Fujiwara, Jun Wada   +19 more
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High-dose vitamin D supplementation is associated with an improvement in several cardio-metabolic risk factors in adolescent girls: a nine-week follow up study [PDF]

, 2017
Background: Vitamin D deficiency is a prevalent and important global health problem. Because of its role in growth and development, vitamin D status is likely to be particularly important in adolescent girls.
Abasalti, Zahra, Avan, Amir, Bahrami Taghanaki, Hamidreza, Fazeli, Mostafa, Ferns, Gordon A, Ghayour-Mobarhan, Majid, Hanachi, Parichehr, Javandoost, Ali, Khayyatzadeh, Sayyed Saeid, Mirmousavi, Seyed Jamal, Rahmani, Farzad, Tayefi, Maryam   +11 more
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Post hoc analysis of a randomised controlled trial: effect of vitamin D supplementation on circulating levels of desmosine in COPD

ERJ Open Research, 2020
Background Vitamin D supplementation lowers exacerbation frequency in severe vitamin D-deficient patients with COPD. Data regarding the effect of vitamin D on elastin degradation are lacking.
Rob Janssen, Jef Serré, Ianthe Piscaer, Ruben Zaal, Henny van Daal, Carolien Mathyssen, Pieter Zanen, Jody M.W. van den Ouweland, Wim Janssens   +8 more
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Do the effects of vitamin d supplementation on muscle strength differ according to age? [PDF]

, 2018
Introduction: Vitamin D plays an important role in musculoskeletal health and its use improves muscle strength. However, the effect of vitamin D use on muscle strength in women of different ages is yet to be investigated.
Bilgilisoy Filiz, M., Doğan, Gülsüm, Erçalik, T., Koldaş Doğan, Ş., Toktaş, N., Toraman, N.F., Çakir, T.   +6 more
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Vitamin D supplementation as an adjuvant therapy for patients with T2DM : an 18-month prospective interventional study [PDF]

, 2012
Background Vitamin D deficiency has been associated with impaired human insulin action, suggesting a role in the pathogenesis of diabetes mellitus type 2 (T2DM).
Al-Daghri, Nasser M., Al-Othman, Abdulaziz, Al-Saleh, Yousef, Alkharfy, Khalid M., Alokail, Majed S., Chrousos, George P., El-Kholie, Emad, Kumar, Sudhesh, Moharram, Osama, Sabico, Shaun   +9 more
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Variation in vitamin D supplementation among adults in a multi-race/ethnic health plan population, 2008

Nutrition Journal, 2012
Background Vitamin D may have a role in many chronic conditions in addition to bone health. Nutritional surveys among Americans have reported high levels of vitamin D insufficiency, especially among Blacks and Latinos.
Gordon Nancy P, Caan Bette J, Asgari Maryam M   +2 more
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Effects of vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy on bone health and offspring growth: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

PLoS ONE, 2022
Background Whether vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy is beneficial to bone health and offspring growth remains controversial. Moreover, there is no universal agreement regarding the appropriate dose and the time of commencement of vitamin D ...
Ting Luo, Yunzhu Lin, Jiayue Lu, Xianghong Lian, Yuanchao Guo, Lu Han, Yixin Guo   +6 more
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Vitamin D Status and TB Treatment Outcomes in Adult Patients in Tanzania: A Cohort Study. [PDF]

, 2013
Vitamin D is an immunomodulator and can alter response to tuberculosis (TB) treatment, though randomised trials have been inconclusive to date. We present one of the first comprehensive analysis of the associations between vitamin D status and TB ...
Aboud, Said, Bosch, Ronald J, Fawzi, Wafaie W, Mehta, Saurabh, Mugusi, Ferdinand M, Urassa, Willy, Villamor, Eduardo   +6 more
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A pill full of sunshine. Vitamin D supplementation among polish students

Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2023
Introduction and purpose of work: Vitamin D has a significant impact on the functioning of the human body. Vitamin D deficiency is a public health problem worldwide in all age groups including Poland.
Magdalena Gaik, Dawid Gazda, Rafał Bogacz, Ewa Uram, Justyna Woźniak, Karol Womperski, Inga Magda, Magdalena Osuch   +7 more
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Effects of vitamin D supplementation on the bone specific biomarkers in HIV infected individuals under treatment with efavirenz [PDF]

, 2012
BACKGROUND: It was reported that antiretroviral drugs such as efavirenz can increase the catabolism of vitamin D in HIV infected individuals. We have not found any study that evaluated effects of vitamin D supplementation on the bone specific biomarkers ...
Alireza Abdollahi, Hossein Khalili, Maryam Etminani-Esfahani, Simin Dashti-Khavidaki, Sirous Jafari   +4 more
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