Vitamin D and multiple sclerosis: An update

C Pierrot-Deseilligny, JC Souberbielle - Multiple sclerosis and related …, 2017 - Elsevier
The most recent findings linking exposure to sun and vitamin D insufficiency to multiple
sclerosis (MS) are reviewed. Due to insufficient sunshine and changing lifestyles …

Vitamin D and inflammation

JJ Cannell, WB Grant, MF Holick - Dermato-endocrinology, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Several studies found an inverse relationship between 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25 (OH) D] and
markers of inflammation. A controversy exists as to whether vitamin D lowers inflammation or …

[HTML][HTML] The consequences for human health of stratospheric ozone depletion in association with other environmental factors

RM Lucas, M Norval, RE Neale, AR Young… - Photochemical & …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Due to the implementation of the Montreal Protocol, which has limited, and is now probably
reversing, the depletion of the stratospheric ozone layer, only modest increases in solar UV …

[HTML][HTML] Genetic, environmental and lifestyle determinants of accelerated telomere attrition as contributors to risk and severity of multiple sclerosis

M Hecker, J Bühring, B Fitzner, PS Rommer, UK Zettl - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Telomeres are protective structures at the ends of linear chromosomes. Shortened telomere
lengths (TL) are an indicator of premature biological aging and have been associated with a …

[HTML][HTML] Latitude, sun exposure and vitamin D supplementation: associations with quality of life and disease outcomes in a large international cohort of people with …

GA Jelinek, CH Marck, TJ Weiland, N Pereira… - BMC neurology, 2015 - Springer
Background A growing evidence base implicates vitamin D, sun exposure and latitude in the
aetiology of multiple sclerosis (MS), however there are less data on the associations of these …

[PDF][PDF] Exploring the genetics, ecology of SARS-COV-2 and climatic factors as possible control strategies against COVID-19

IN Abdullahi, AU Emeribe, JO Mustapha… - Infez Med, 2020 - researchgate.net
SUMMARY critically reviewed available and latest research progress on the genetics and
ecology of SARS-CoV-2, as well as the influence of climatic factors on the spread of COVID …

[HTML][HTML] Altitude conditions seem to determine the evolution of COVID-19 in Brazil

JSC Fernandes, RS da Silva, AC Silva, DC Villela… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
COVID-19 is spreading rapidly in Brazil, a country of continental dimensions, but the
incidence of the disease is showing to be very heterogeneous, affecting cities and regions …

[HTML][HTML] The influence of sunlight exposure and sun protecting behaviours on allergic outcomes in early childhood

K Rueter, AP Jones, A Siafarikas, P Chivers… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The dramatic rise in allergic disease has occurred in tandem with recent environmental
changes and increasing indoor lifestyle culture. While multifactorial, one consistent allergy …

A randomised, controlled clinical trial of narrowband UVB phototherapy for clinically isolated syndrome: The PhoCIS study

PH Hart, AP Jones, S Trend, L Cha… - Multiple Sclerosis …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Background The natural history of multiple sclerosis (MS) typically presents with the
clinically isolated syndrome (CIS), an episode of neurological symptoms caused by central …

Vitamin D supplementation effects on FoxP3 expression in T cells and FoxP3+/IL-17A ratio and clinical course in systemic lupus erythematosus patients: a study in a …

A Marinho, C Carvalho, D Boleixa, A Bettencourt… - Immunologic …, 2017 - Springer
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a systemic autoimmune disease with multi-organ
inflammation, linked to loss of immune tolerance to self-antigens and the production of a …