Liver fibrosis scores and prognosis in patients with cardiovascular diseases: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

Z Yan, Y Liu, W Li, X Zhao, W Lin… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background In patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, liver fibrosis was associated
with a higher risk of cardiovascular events. However, the relationship between liver fibrosis …

[HTML][HTML] Upregulating human cathelicidin antimicrobial peptide LL-37 expression may prevent severe COVID-19 inflammatory responses and reduce microthrombosis

KM Aloul, JE Nielsen, EB Defensor, JS Lin… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
COVID-19 is characterized by hyperactivation by inflammatory cytokines and recruitment of
macrophages, neutrophils, and other immune cells, all hallmarks of a strong inflammatory …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 and multiple sclerosis: a complex relationship possibly aggravated by low vitamin D levels

WD Fernandes de Souza, DM Fonseca, A Sartori - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is an exceptionally
transmissible and pathogenic coronavirus that appeared at the end of 2019 and triggered a …

Micronutrient perspective on COVID-19: Umbrella review and reanalysis of meta-analyses

Y Xie, J Xu, D Zhou, M Guo, M Zhang… - Critical reviews in …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Micronutrients are clinically important in managing COVID-19, and numerous
studies have been conducted, but inconsistent findings exist. Objective To explore the …

[HTML][HTML] Association of Vitamin D with severity and outcome of COVID-19: Clinical and Experimental Evidence

G Renieris, S Foutadakis, T Andriopoulou… - Journal of Innate …, 2023 - karger.com
Introduction: The role of vitamin in COVID-19 remains controversial. We investigated the
association between endogenous vitamin D and the severity of COVID-19 as well as the …

[HTML][HTML] Vitamin D Inhibits IL-6 pro-atherothrombotic effects in human endothelial cells: A potential mechanism for protection against COVID-19 infection?

G Cimmino, S Conte, M Morello, G Pellegrino… - Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: Thrombosis with cardiovascular involvement is a crucial complication in COVID-
19 infection. COVID-19 infects the host by the angiotensin converting enzyme-2 receptor …

[HTML][HTML] Vitamin D deficiency is associated with increased risk of delirium and mortality among critically Ill, elderly covid-19 patients

Z Gholi, D Yadegarynia, H Eini-Zinab… - … therapies in medicine, 2022 - Elsevier
Background and aim Data on the associations of vitamin D levels with severe outcomes of
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) among critically ill elderly patients are not conclusive …

Current opinion on the role of vitamin D supplementation in respiratory infections and asthma/COPD exacerbations: A need to establish publication guidelines for …

E Anitua, R Tierno, MH Alkhraisat - Clinical Nutrition, 2022 - Elsevier
Background & aims The role of prophylactic vitamin D supplementation in prevention and
treatment of respiratory infections and other related pathologies has been extensively …

[HTML][HTML] 25 Hydroxyvitamin D serum concentration and COVID-19 severity and outcome—a retrospective survey in a Romanian hospital

A Topan, M Lupse, M Calin, C Jianu, DC Leucuta… - Nutrients, 2023 - mdpi.com
Interest in the immunomodulatory function of vitamin D has grown since the COVID-19
pandemic started. Our study investigated the possible association between vitamin D …

[HTML][HTML] Cell-free DNA: potential application in COVID-19 diagnostics and management

R Stawski, D Nowak, E Perdas - Viruses, 2022 - mdpi.com
WHO has declared COVID-19 as a worldwide, public health emergency. The elderly,
pregnant women, and people with associated co-morbidities, including pulmonary disease …