Vitamin D deficiency is the most common nutritional deficiency, affecting almost one billion
people worldwide. Vitamin D is mostly known for its role in intestinal calcium absorption and …

The aims of the study were to review the rapidly emerging COVID-19 literature to determine
1) the relationship between obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) and adverse COVID-19 …

Beyond its critical function in calcium homeostasis, vitamin D has recently been found to
play an important role in the modulation of the immune/inflammation system via regulating …

Atherosclerosis is a chronic progressive vascular disease. It starts early in life, has a long
asymptomatic phase, and a progression accelerated by various cardiovascular risk factors …

Although observational studies of health outcomes generally suggest beneficial effects with,
or following, higher serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25 (OH) D] concentrations, randomized …

Aims: Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is characterized by microalbuminuria, mainly associated
with pathological and morphological alterations of podocyte. New drug targeting podocyte …

Vitamin D, a crucial hormone in the homeostasis and metabolism of calcium bone, has lately
been found to produce effects on other physiological and pathological processes …

Vitamin D represents a group of secosteroids involved in the calcium and phosphate
metabolism. The active form of vitamin D, 1, 25-dihydroxylcalciferol, exerts its biological …

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a complex multifactorial disease and the
primary cause of legal and irreversible blindness among individuals aged≥ 65 years in …

Background The relationship between vitamin D status and mortality in patients with
osteoarthritis (OA) is unknown. This study investigated the associations of serum 25 …