Vitamin D and the central nervous system: Causative and preventative mechanisms in brain disorders

X Cui, DW Eyles - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
Twenty of the last one hundred years of vitamin D research have involved investigations of
the brain as a target organ for this hormone. Our group was one of the first to investigate …

The association between vitamin D status and autism spectrum disorder (ASD): a systematic review and meta-analysis

Z Wang, R Ding, J Wang - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
The association between vitamin D status and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is well-
investigated but remains to be elucidated. We quantitatively combined relevant studies to …

Vitamin D and schizophrenia: 20 years on

X Cui, JJ McGrath, THJ Burne, DW Eyles - Molecular Psychiatry, 2021 - nature.com
Many epidemiological studies have highlighted the link between vitamin D deficiency and
schizophrenia. In particular, two prominent studies report an association between neonatal …

The peculiar role of vitamin D in the pathophysiology of cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases

M Janjusevic, G Gagno, AL Fluca, L Padoan… - Life Sciences, 2022 - Elsevier
Vitamin D is a hormone with both genomic and non-genomic actions. It exerts its activity by
binding vitamin D receptor (VDR), which belongs to the superfamily of nuclear receptors and …

Vitamin D: Brain and behavior

DW Eyles - Journal of Bone and Mineral Research Plus, 2021 - academic.oup.com
It has been 20 years since we first proposed vitamin D as a “possible” neurosteroid.(1) Our
work over the last two decades, particularly results from our cellular and animal models, has …

Neuroprotective and immunomodulatory action of the endocannabinoid system under neuroinflammation

LA Kasatkina, S Rittchen, EM Sturm - International Journal of Molecular …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Endocannabinoids (eCBs) are lipid-based retrograde messengers with a relatively short half-
life that are produced endogenously and, upon binding to the primary cannabinoid receptors …

[HTML][HTML] Vitamin D and restless legs syndrome: a review of current literature

KLJ Cederberg, R Silvestri… - Tremor and Other …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
This review presents a detailed summary of the current literature regarding RLS and vitamin
D deficiency. To our knowledge it is the first review of its kind. We review the prevalence of …

The interplay between vitamin D, exposure of anticholinergic antipsychotics and cognition in schizophrenia

AJ Gaebler, M Finner-Prével, FP Sudar, FH Langer… - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Vitamin D deficiency is a frequent finding in schizophrenia and may contribute to
neurocognitive dysfunction, a core element of the disease. However, there is limited …

Vitamin D deficit is associated with accelerated brain aging in the general population

J Terock, S Bonk, S Frenzel, K Wittfeld, L Garvert… - Psychiatry Research …, 2022 - Elsevier
Vitamin D deficiency has been associated with reduced neurocognitive functioning and the
neurodegenerative processes. However, existing evidence on brain structural correlates of …

Sex‐specific metabolic signatures in methamphetamine addicts

Z Cheng, Y Peng, J Wen, W Chen, W Pan… - Addiction …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Methamphetamine (METH) is a commonly abused addictive psychostimulant, and METH‐
induced neurotoxic and behavioural deficits are in a sex‐specific manner. However, there is …