Vitamin D plays a pivotal role in the regulation of calcium-phosphorus metabolism,
particularly during pediatric age when nutritional rickets and impaired bone mass acquisition …

Beyond its critical function in calcium homeostasis, vitamin D has recently been found to
play an important role in the modulation of the immune/inflammation system via regulating …

Asthma is a chronic respiratory condition characterized by airway inflammation and
hyperreactivity. Prevalence has continued to rise in recent decades as Western dietary …

Naive CD4+ T cells differentiate into functionally diverse T helper (Th) cell subsets. Th2 cells
play a pathogenic role in asthma, yet a clear picture of their transcriptional profile is lacking …

Changes in vitamin D serum levels have been associated with inflammatory diseases, such
as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus …

An increasing recognition has emerged of the complexities of the global health agenda—
specifically, the collision of infections and noncommunicable diseases and the dual burden …

Background To date, a systematic review of the evidence regarding the association between
vitamin D and allergic diseases development has not yet been undertaken. Objective To …

Rationale: Vitamin D deficiency is common in patients with asthma and chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD). Low 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25 [OH] D) levels may represent a …

Data that vitamin D deficiency results in increased risks for asthma and allergies continues
to accumulate. However, the optimal level of vitamin D that decreases both the risk for …

OBJECTIVE: There has been growing interest in vitamin D insufficiency as a predisposing
factor for allergy development based on immunoregulatory properties and epidemiological …