The global impact of childhood malnutrition is staggering. The synergism between
malnutrition and infection contributes substantially to childhood morbidity and mortality …

Background Optimal vitamin D intake and its status are important not only for bone and
calcium-phosphate metabolism, but also for overall health and well-being. Vitamin D …

The concept of differentiation therapy emerged from the fact that hormones or cytokines may
promote differentiation ex vivo, thereby irreversibly changing the phenotype of cancer cells …

Abstract Purpose Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are one of the more common infections
encountered in everyday clinical practice. They account for 10–20% of all infections treated …

Changes in vitamin D serum levels have been associated with inflammatory diseases, such
as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus …

Pregnancy is a time of tremendous growth and physiological changes for mother and her
developing fetus with lifelong implications for the child. The concert of actions that must …

Pregnancy represents a dynamic period with physical and physiological changes in both the
mother and her developing fetus. The dramatic 2–3 fold increase in the active hormone 1, 25 …

Autoimmunity has been associated with vitamin D deficiency and resistance, with gene
polymorphisms related to vitamin D metabolism frequently described in affected patients …

Vitamin D insufficiency/deficiency during pregnancy has been linked to increased risk of
preeclampsia. Placenta dysfunction plays an important role in the pathogenesis of this …

Background Vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy is associated with adverse pregnancy
outcomes, although the association between preconception vitamin D concentrations and …