Vitamin D has immunomodulatory properties. It is known to potentiate the function of the
innate immune system and combat infections, modulate the adaptive immune system, and …

Vitamin D has been an exciting field of research in recent years, with more than 1400
publications published on the subject in 2008. The lay press has published articles, the …

Historically, vitamin D is recognized as an essential component for the maintenance of the
musculoskeletal system. The immunomodulatory role of vitamin D in health and disease has …

Immune cells, including dendritic cells, macrophages, and T and B cells, express the vitamin
D receptor and 1α-hydroxylase. In vitro studies have shown that 1, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D …

Vitamin D is responsible for regulation of calcium and phosphate metabolism and
maintaining a healthy mineralized skeleton. It is also known as an immunomodulatory …

Accumulating data support that vitamin D possesses several biological and molecular
actions apart from its role in calcium homeostasis. Immune cells express vitamin D receptor …

Vitamin D is pivotal to the maintenance of human health and preventing diseases.[1] Being a
highly studied vitamin, vitamin D is required for the functioning of almost all the cells of the …

Vitamin D for infections : Current Opinion in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Obesity Vitamin D for
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Various kinds of immune cells-including macrophages, dendritic cells, T cells and B cells-
express the vitamin D receptor and 1α-hydroxylase (CYP27B1), the enzyme necessary for …

Active vitamin D metabolites play a major role in key functions of the innate immune
response. Triggering of the vitamin D receptor (VDR) by those metabolites has been …