Vitamin D: an overview of gene regulation, ranging from metabolism to genomic effects

G Voltan, M Cannito, M Ferrarese, F Ceccato… - Genes, 2023 - mdpi.com
Vitamin D is a pro-hormone characterized by an intricate metabolism and regulation. It is
well known for its role in calcium and phosphate metabolism, and in bone health. However …

Pharmacological evaluation of vitamin D in COVID-19 and long COVID-19: Recent studies confirm clinical validation and highlight metformin to improve VDR …

AA Gomaa, YA Abdel-Wadood, RH Thabet… - …, 2024 - Springer
Nearly four years after its first appearance, and having gone from pandemic to endemic, the
SARS-CoV-2 remains out of control globally. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the …

Association of vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency with pathology in hospitalized patients

S Bucurica, I Prodan, M Pavalean, C Taubner… - Diagnostics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Vitamin D deficiency is one of the most common medical conditions, with approximately one
billion people having low vitamin D levels. Vitamin D is associated with a pleiotropic effect …

Calcifediol boosts efficacy of ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine by upregulating genes promoting memory T cell responses

HS Saroha, S Bhat, L Das, P Dutta, MF Holick… - npj Vaccines, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract The ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 (COVISHIELD) vaccine has emerged as a pivotal tool in
the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. In our previous study eligible subjects were …

Surfactant replacement therapy as promising treatment for COVID-19: an updated narrative review

K Khudadah, A Ramadan, A Othman… - Bioscience …, 2023 - portlandpress.com
Patients with COVID-19 exhibit similar symptoms to neonatal respiratory distress syndrome.
SARS-CoV-2 spike protein has been shown to target alveolar type 2 lung cells which …

Association of dietary inflammatory index and the SARS-CoV-2 infection incidence, severity and mortality of COVID-19: a systematic review and dose-response meta …

X Hao, S Li, Y Yang, H Dai, Y Yan, D Li - Nutrition Journal, 2024 - Springer
Background Several studies have reported the association between dietary inflammatory
index (DII) and the SARS-CoV-2 infection risk, severity or mortality of COVID-19, however …

Vitamins for the prevention and/or treatment of COVID-19: an umbrella review

D Remy, G Murphy, M Mravunac, D Medina… - CAND …, 2023 - candjournal.ca
Objective: This umbrella review synthesizes the existing literature on the role of vitamins for
COVID-19 prevention and management. The objective is to elucidate potential preventive …

Effects of dietary supplement use during COVID-19 treatment on post-COVID academic motivation: a sample of college students

E Adıgüzel - The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2024 - jidc.org
Introduction: Although few studies have emphasized the preventive and therapeutic efficacy
of dietary supplements in COVID-19, their efficacy in the postinfection period has not been …

COVID-19 Pandemisi Öncesinden Günümüze Vitamin-Mineral ve Bitkisel Ürünlerin Kullanımı Nasıl Değişti?

S Akkaş, EB Koyu, C Karaalp - İzmir Katip Çelebi Üniversitesi Sağlık …, 2024 - dergipark.org.tr
Amaç: Bu araştırmanın amacı, yetişkin bireylerde Yeni Koronavirüs Hastalığı (COVID-19)
pandemisi öncesi, pandemi dönemi ve pandemi sonrası vitamin-mineral ve bitkisel ürün …

Response to: A statistical commentary on 'Does vitamin D supplementation reduces COVID-19 severity? A systematic review'

K Shah, VP Varna, U Sharma… - QJM: An International …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Meta-analysis of meta-analysis is not an uncommon form of research especially when
multiple primary outcomes are considered. 2, 3 Regarding this particular study, we wanted …