Abstract Purpose To evaluate the Vitamin D status of patients with a single autoimmune
disease and of patients with several autoimmune diseases. Methods We enrolled 35 …

Beside its traditional role in skeletal health, vitamin D is believed to have multiple
immunosuppressant properties, and low vitamin D status has been suggested to be a risk …

In the last few years, more attention has been given to the “non-calcemic” effect of vitamin D.
Several observational studies and meta-analyses demonstrated an association between …

Context Vitamin D deficiency has been identified as a risk factor for a number of autoimmune
diseases including type 1 diabetes and multiple sclerosis. Objective We hypothesized that …

Vitamin D is a secosteroid hormone, obtained from the diet or synthesized in human skin
from 7-dehydrocholesterol after UV irradiation exposure. Its importance in calcium …

Vitamin D deficiency has been associated with both type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and
autoimmune disorders. The association of vitamin D with T2DM and thyroid autoimmunity …

The role of vitamin D as an immune modulator has been emphasized in recent years, and
low levels of the hormone were observed in several autoimmune diseases including …

Lower Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Level is Associated With 3 T... : Medicine Lower Serum
25-Hydroxyvitamin D Level is Associated With 3 Types of Autoimmune Thyroid Diseases …

Results: Group 2 and group 1 patients had lower 25OHD levels than group 3 subjects
14.9±8.6 ng/ml, 19.4±10.1 ng/ml and 22.5±15.4 ng/ml, respectively (p< 0.001). Serum …

Background: Low vitamin D levels have been associated with autoimmune disorders and,
then, with the Hashimoto's autoimmune thyroiditis (AT), the most common autoimmune …