Vitamin D, a fat-soluble prohormone, is endogenously synthesized in response to sunlight or
taken from dietary supplements. Since vitamin D receptors are present in most tissues and …

In recent years, vitamin D has been received increased attention due to the resurgence of
vitamin D deficiency and rickets in developed countries and the identification of extraskeletal …

Vitamin D is well known to exert multiple functions in bone biology, autoimmune diseases,
cell growth, inflammation or neuromuscular and other immune functions. It is a fat-soluble …

Vitamin D is a fat-soluble steroid hormone, acting through genomic and non-genomic
mechanisms, obtainable via two main sources: diet and exposure to ultraviolet B rays. It is …

Vitamin D deficiency is increasing worldwide. Ultraviolet rays are supposed to provide
humans over 80% of our vitamin D requirement; the rest is received through diet and …

Vitamin D deficiency/insufficiency is widely recognized as a global health problem that is
likely to be involved in pathogenesis or progression of many acute and chronic health …

There is no doubt that vitamin D plays a crucial role in the maintenance of musculoskeletal
system. But the function of this ancient molecule presumably ranges far beyond hormone …

The vitamin D receptor is expressed in multiple cells of the body (other than osteoblasts),
including beta cells and cells involved in immune modulation (such as mononuclear cells …

Vitamin D deficiency is more common than realized. It is making a resurgence in neonates
and is common in black patients and older adults. Vitamin D deficiency not only causes …

Vitamin D is currently one of the hottest topics in research and clinics, as well as in everyday
life. Over the past decades, scientists gathered overwhelming evidence indicating that the …