The pandemic of COVID-19 is the biggest public health crisis in 21 st Century. Besides the
acute symptoms after infection, patients and society are also being challenged by the long …

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 …

The SARS-CoV-2 virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic has generated an explosion
of interest both in the mechanisms of infection leading to dissemination and expression of …

Abstract The 4th International Conference on Controversies in Vitamin D was held as a
virtual meeting in September, 2020, gathering together leading international scientific and …

The etiology of endemic rickets was discovered a century ago. Vitamin D is the precursor of
25-hydroxyvitamin D and other metabolites, including 1, 25 (OH) 2D, the ligand for the …

Studies on vitamin/hormone D deficiency have received a vast amount of attention in recent
years, particularly concerning recommendations, guidelines, and treatments. Moreover …

Regulation of immune function continues to be one of the most well recognized extraskeletal
actions of vitamin D. This stemmed initially from the discovery that antigen presenting cells …

The mechanisms of action of the dietary components of the Mediterranean diet are reviewed
in prevention of cardiovascular disease, stroke, age-associated cognitive decline and …

Background: Classically, vitamin D has been implicated in bone health by promoting
calcium absorption in the gut and maintenance of serum calcium and phosphate …

Vitamin D has a key role in stimulating calcium absorption from the gut and promoting
skeletal health, as well as many other important physiological functions. Vitamin D is …