Purpose.: To investigate the association between serum vitamin D levels and myopia in
young adults. Methods.: A total of 946 individuals participating in the 20-year follow-up of the …

This review exposes recent advances on the role of vitamin D, cholecalciferol, a secosteroid,
in the central nervous system. In humans, vitamin D arises from cutaneous transformation of …

Vitamin D is a steroid hormone that is acquired via diet or synthesized in the skin upon UV
exposure and needs subsequent hydroxylation steps to become activated as 1, 25 …

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a common neurological disease, and its etiology remains
unknown. In recent years, increasing attention has been paid to the possible association …

Background: Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) is the prevailing form of autoimmune thyroiditis and
the leading cause of hypothyroidism in iodine-sufficient regions worldwide. This study aims …

Background A poor vitamin D status has been associated with a high disease activity of
multiple sclerosis (MS). Recently, we described associations between vitamin D status and …

Pathogenic mechanisms underlying multiple sclerosis development have yet to be clearly
identified, but considerable evidence indicates that autoimmunity plays an important role in …

Background Vitamin D has several reported immunomodulatory properties including the
reduced generation of pro-inflammatory CD4+ T helper 1 (Th1) cells and the increase in …

Background Vitamin D (25 (OH) D) deficiency has been implicated as a possible risk factor
for asthma development, but studies at selected time points measuring 25 (OH) D levels …

Background: Both insufficient exposure to sunlight and vitamin D deficiency have been
associated with an increased risk for multiple sclerosis (MS). An interaction between human …