[HTML][HTML] Vitamin D, infections and immunity

A Ismailova, JH White - Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders, 2022 - Springer
Vitamin D, best known for its role in skeletal health, has emerged as a key regulator of innate
immune responses to microbial threat. In immune cells such as macrophages, expression of …

Retracted: COVID‐19 mortality and its predictors in the elderly: A systematic review

O Dadras, SA SeyedAlinaghi, A Karimi… - Health science …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Aims Older people have higher rates of comorbidities and may
experience more severe inflammatory responses; therefore, are at higher risk of death …

Nutritional risk of vitamin D, vitamin C, zinc, and selenium deficiency on risk and clinical outcomes of COVID-19: A narrative review

LFC Pedrosa, ANAB Barros, L Leite-Lais - Clinical nutrition ESPEN, 2022 - Elsevier
The pathogenicity of the current coronavirus disease (COVID-19) shows postulates that
optimal status of essential nutrients is crucial in supporting both the early viraemic and later …

[HTML][HTML] Involvement of the secosteroid vitamin D in autoimmune rheumatic diseases and COVID-19

M Cutolo, V Smith, S Paolino, E Gotelli - Nature Reviews Rheumatology, 2023 - nature.com
Evidence supporting the extra-skeletal role of vitamin D in modulating immune responses is
centred on the effects of its final metabolite, 1, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1, 25 (OH) 2D3, also …

Vitamin D deficiency is associated with higher hospitalization risk from COVID-19: a retrospective case-control study

EB Jude, SF Ling, R Allcock, BXY Yeap… - The Journal of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Context One risk factor for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
infection is postulated to be vitamin D deficiency. To better understand the role of vitamin D …

[HTML][HTML] Risk of malnutrition in hospitalized COVID-19 patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

X Feng, Z Liu, X He, X Wang, C Yuan, L Huang… - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
(1) Background: Studies have reported that COVID-19 may increase the risk of malnutrition
among patients. However, the prevalence of such risk in hospitalized COVID-19 patients is …

[HTML][HTML] Relation between vitamin D and COVID-19 in aged people: a systematic review

M Drame, C Cofais, M Hentzien, E Proye, PS Coulibaly… - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: Vitamin D has diverse and extensive effects on the immune system, including
activating innate immunity and reducing the overactive adaptive immune response. A …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanistic Insight into the role of vitamin D and zinc in modulating immunity against COVID-19: A view from an immunological standpoint

N Ahsan, M Imran, Y Mohammed, F Al Anouti… - … Trace Element Research, 2023 - Springer
The pathophysiology of coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) is characterized by worsened
inflammation because of weakened immunity, causing the infiltration of immune cells …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 pandemic and osteoporosis in elderly patients

J Tang - Aging and disease, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which is caused by an infection of severe
acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is rapidly becoming a worldwide …

[HTML][HTML] A Narrative Review on the Potential Role of Vitamin D3 in the Prevention, Protection, and Disease Mitigation of Acute and Long COVID-19

M Moukayed - Current nutrition reports, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has
challenged global health systems and economies from January 2020. COVID-19 caused by …