Active vitamin D [1, 25 (OH) 2D3—calcitriol] is a secosteroid hormone whose receptor is
expressed on all cells of the immune system. Vitamin D has a global anti-inflammatory effect …

Vitamin D is a hormone that acts on many genes expressed by immune cells. Evidence
linking vitamin D deficiency with COVID-19 severity is circumstantial but considerable—links …

Vitamin D has known immunomodulatory activity and multiple indications exist supporting its
potential use against SARS-CoV-2 infection in the setting of the current pandemic. The …

First, a bolus dose is a single dose of a substance given over a short period, also called a
loading dose.(2) However, in the review,(1) the term “bolus” dose refers to the nutrient …

The pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus has triggered great interest in the search for
the pathophysiological mechanisms of COVID-19 and its associated hyperinflammatory …

Vitamin D deficiency appeared as a worldwide pandemic markedly earlier than the COVID-
19 pandemic was announced in global media. Unfortunately, vitamin D deficiency is still …

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Background Disease severity and mortality rates due to COVID-19 infection are greater in
the elderly and chronically ill patients, populations at high risk for vitamin D deficiency …

Vitamin D is known not only for its importance for bone health but also for its biologic
activities on many other organ systems. This is due to the presence of the vitamin D receptor …

Background The rapid global spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2), the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), has re-ignited …