Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone (RAAS): The ubiquitous system for homeostasis and pathologies

S Patel, A Rauf, H Khan, T Abu-Izneid - Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 2017 - Elsevier
Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) is a vital system of human body, as it
maintains plasma sodium concentration, arterial blood pressure and extracellular volume …

The antioxidant therapy: new insights in the treatment of hypertension

D Sorriento, N De Luca, B Trimarco… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) and reactive nitrogen species (RNS) play a key role in the
regulation of the physiological and pathological signaling within the vasculature. In …

[HTML][HTML] Vitamin D deficiency and co-morbidities in COVID-19 patients–A fatal relationship?

HK Biesalski - Nfs Journal, 2020 - Elsevier
Infections of the respiratory tract are more frequent in the winter months and especially in the
northern latitudes than they are in summer [1]. This obviously also applies to the COVID-19 …

Interplay of vitamin D and metabolic syndrome: a review

P Prasad, A Kochhar - Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research …, 2016 - Elsevier
Vitamin D deficiency is a worldwide public health problem. Vitamin D deficiency plays key
role in the pathophysiology of risk factors of metabolic syndrome which affect cardiovascular …

Interaction of vitamin D with peptide hormones with emphasis on parathyroid hormone, FGF23, and the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system

N Latic, RG Erben - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
The seminal discoveries that parathyroid hormone (PTH) and fibroblast growth factor 23
(FGF23) are major endocrine regulators of vitamin D metabolism led to a significant …

Vitamin D receptor: a novel therapeutic target for kidney diseases

S Yang, A Li, JW Wang, J Liu, Y Han… - Current Medicinal …, 2018 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: Kidney disease is a serious problem that adversely affects human health, but
critical knowledge is lacking on how to effectively treat established chronic kidney disease …

Immunomodulatory effects of vitamin D in respiratory tract infections and COVID-19 in children

M Nicolae, CM Mihai, T Chisnoiu, AL Balasa… - Nutrients, 2023 - mdpi.com
Acute respiratory tract infections (ARTIs) are one of the main reasons that the pediatric
population goes to the doctor. The connection between ARTI and vitamin D (VD) is currently …

Relation of low vitamin D to nonvalvular persistent atrial fibrillation in Chinese patients

WR Chen, ZY Liu, Y Shi, DW Yin… - Annals of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Background Low vitamin D status has been associated with increased risk of cardiovascular
disease. Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia. We evaluated the …

[HTML][HTML] Does vitamin D deficiency lead to hypertension?

V Mehta, S Agarwal - Cureus, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Hypertension (HTN) or high blood pressure is one of the most chronic and deadliest
disorders in the world. There are many risk factors responsible for HTN which include age …

[HTML][HTML] Potential pathophysiological role for the vitamin D deficiency in essential hypertension

F Carbone, F Mach, N Vuilleumier… - World journal of …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Vitamin D deficiency has been indicated as a pandemic emerging public health problem. In
addition to the well-known role on calcium-phosphorus homeostasis in the bone, vitamin D …