[HTML][HTML] Potential role of Vitamin D as an antiviral agent

J Ghosh - Medical Journal of Dr. DY Patil University, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Vitamin D has potential antimicrobial activity, the deficiency of which has deleterious effects
on the general well-being and longevity, predisposing major public health problem …

Vitamin D effects on immune response against Covid-19 and influenza infection: A review

P Hashemi, H Mirmiranpour, S Pezeshki - Bioactive Compounds in Health …, 2020 - ffhdj.com
Vitamin D could decrease the risk of viral infections with regulation of the immune system
response against viral activity. Proper level of 25 (OH) D decreases the risk of chronic …

[PDF][PDF] Vitamin D: A cheap yet effective bullet against coronavirus disease-19–Are we convinced yet?

SK Sharma, SK Mudgal, VS Pai, J Chaturvedi… - National Journal of …, 2020 - njppp.com
Novel corona virus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has seriously affected the entire world;
moreover, infection and case fatality rate is quite high in countries located in North …

The relationship between vitamin D and infections including COVID-19: any hopes?

R Taha, S Abureesh, S Alghamdi… - … journal of general …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Vitamin D is proposed to have a potential role in the pathogenicity, clinical presentation,
prognosis, complications, and treatment of several diseases. In addition to its well-known …

Immunomodulatory role of vitamin D: Clinical implications in infections and autoimmune disorders

FK Alswailmi, SIA Shah, H Nawaz - Gomal Journal of Medical …, 2020 - gjms.com.pk
Vitamin D exerts its well-known effects on bone health and calcium-phosphate homeostasis
primarily through the vitamin D receptor signaling pathway. Vitamin D also has several extra …

[PDF][PDF] Vitamin D Deficiency and Risk of COVID-19 Infection

There is an urgent need for new supportive treatment options against infectious viral
diseases, given the rapid spread and huge number of individuals affected worldwide by …

[PDF][PDF] Vitamin D: A Review and Proposed Evidence for Treatment or Prevention in COVID-19

N Singh, B Suthar, A Mehta, S Shukla… - Int J Virol …, 2020 - scholar.archive.org
WHO declared COVID-19 a worldwide pandemic. The ambitions of this paper are to assess
if there is any affiliation between mean levels of diet D in various countries and cases …

[HTML][HTML] Evidences suggesting a possible role of Vitamin D in COVID 19: The missing link

S Singh, CM Singh, A Ranjan, S Kumar… - Indian Journal of …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 is spreading like wildfire with no
specific recommended treatment in sight. While some risk factors such as the presence of …

[HTML][HTML] Vitamin D and influenza—prevention or therapy?

BM Gruber-Bzura - International journal of molecular sciences, 2018 - mdpi.com
Vitamin D generates many extraskeletal effects due to the vitamin D receptor (VDR) which is
present in most tissues throughout the body. The possible role of vitamin D in infections is …

Current Topics on Vitamin D. The effects of vitamin D on the immune system

J Kikuta, M Ishii - Clinical Calcium, 2015 - europepmc.org
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 …