Evidence exists that vitamin D has a potential antimicrobial activity and its deficiency has
deleterious effects on general well-being and longevity. Vitamin D may reduce the risk of …

In the preantibiotic era, TB of the skin was treated successfully with UV light. By the 1920s,
pulmonary TB was being treated with regular sun exposure. During the last decade, basic …

Vitamin D is well known for its classic role in the maintenance of bone mineral density.
However, vitamin D also has an important “non-classic” influence on the body's immune …

Vitamin D for infections : Current Opinion in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Obesity Vitamin D for
infections : Current Opinion in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Obesity Log in or Register …

Interaction between vitamin D and the immune system has been recognized for many years,
but its relevance to normal human physiology has only become evident in the past 5 years …

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 …

Background: Vitamin D is a secosteroid, which was initially known for its skeletal role;
however, in recent years, its functions in different organs have been increasingly …

Vitamin D (VD) is a fat-soluble steroid essential for life in higher animals. It is technically a
pro-hormone present in few food types and produced endogenously in the skin by a …

This review looks at the critical role of vitamin D in improving barrier function, production of
antimicrobial peptides including cathelicidin and some defensins, and immune modulation …

Vitamin D deficiency has been linked to an increased risk of a wide range of adverse health
outcomes. The active form of vitamin D has an important role in calcium metabolism and in …