Nutraceuticals are essential food constituents that provide nutritional benefits as well as
medicinal effects. The benefits of these foods are due to the presence of active compounds …

Chronic low-grade inflammation accompanies obesity and its related chronic conditions.
Both peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and cell lines have been used to study …

Vitamin D is a major steroid hormone that is gaining attention as a therapeutic molecule.
Due to the general awareness of its importance for the overall well-being, vitamin D …

Osteoporosis (OP) and Dermatoporosis (DP) are expressions of the aging process at the
skin and bone levels, respectively. Both conditions are associated with increased morbidity …

Background The deficiency of vitamin D has been widely reported all over the world and
linked to several chronic diseases. Mushrooms are valuable nutritional foods with …

The traditionally recognized role of vitamin D consists in the regulation of bone metabolism
and calcium‐phosphorus homeostasis but recently a lot of in vitro and in vivo studies …

Context: There is increasing evidence that Vitamin D (Vit D) and its metabolites, besides
their well-known calcium-related functions, may also exert antiproliferative, pro …

The migration and positioning of osteoclast precursor monocytes are controlled by the blood-
enriched lipid mediator sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) and have recently been shown to …

Objective This study aimed to evaluate the effect of vitamin D3 megadose supplementation
and influence of BsmI polymorphism in the VDR gene on the inflammatory profile and …

Preclinical, clinical, and epidemiological studies indicate that vitamin D3 (VD) deficiency is a
risk factor for the development of breast cancer. Underlying mechanisms include the ability …