Viruses can cause many human diseases. Three types of human diseases caused by
viruses are discussed in this chapter: infectious diseases, autoimmune diseases, and …

Recent research about the influence of vitamin D (VD) deficiency on the occurrence of viral
infections suggests that children with VD deficiency have attenuated immune response …

The role of vitamin D in the prevention of chronic diseases including cancer, has received a
great deal of attention during the past few decades. The term" Cancer" represents multiple …

Viral infections have been a cause of mortality for several centuries and continue to
endanger the lives of many, specifically of the younger population. Vitamin D has long been …

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

Vitamin D has immunomodulatory properties. It is known to potentiate the function of the
innate immune system and combat infections, modulate the adaptive immune system, and …

Vitamin D has long been recognized as essential to the skeletal system. Newer evidence
suggests that it also plays a major role regulating the immune system, perhaps including …

Abstract Antiproliferative effects of 1, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D, the biologically active form of
vitamin D, are well established in various cell types by influencing cell differentiation and …

Low vitamin D status in winter permits viral epidemics. During winter, people who do not
take vitamin D supplements are likely to have low serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25 (OH) D] …