In the last 5 years there has been renewed interest in the health benefits of vitamin D. A
central feature of this revival has been new information concerning the nonclassical effects …

An immunomodulatory role for vitamin D was first proposed more than 25 years ago, based
on two salient observations. Firstly it was shown that monocytes/macrophages from patients …

Immunomodulatory actions of vitamin D have been recognised for over a quarter of a
century, but it is only in the last few years that the significance of this to normal human …

Effects of vitamin D on the immune system have been recognized for over 30years and
stemmed in part from analysis of the dysregulated vitamin D metabolism associated with …

Prominent amongst the non-classical effects of vitamin D is its interaction with the immune
system. Although this has been recognized for many years, it is only through recent studies …

Interaction between vitamin D and the immune system has been recognized for many years,
but its relevance to normal human physiology has only become evident in the past 5 years …

Purpose Vitamin D is increasingly thought to play a role in regulating immunity. This
comprehensive review updates the current understanding regarding ways in which we …

Vitamin D has emerged as a pleiotropic regulator of human physiology, and recent work has
revealed that it has several roles in control of human immune system function. Vitamin D …

Vitamin D has received increased attention recently for its pleiotropic actions on many
chronic diseases. The importance of vitamin D on the regulation of cells of the immune …

In the past, vitamin D was known for its classical, skeletal action as a regulator of calcium
and bone homoeostasis. Currently, vitamin D was found to have a role in numerous …