Historically, vitamin D has been associated with the regulation of bone metabolism.
However, increasing evidence demonstrates a strong association between vitamin D …

IMAJ• VOL 19• JULY 2017 ulation of cellular growth, proliferation, apoptosis, and immune
cell activation [2]. Awareness of a the role vitamin D takes in the regulation of immune …

The “nonclassic” role of 1, 25‐dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1, 25 (OH) 2D3) has been recently
widely recognized. In type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D), it plays an immunomodulatory role …

Four well known polymorphisms (BsmI, FokI, ApaI, TaqI) in the VDR gene have been
implicated in susceptibility to type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), but the results to date have …

Background Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is recognized as a T-cell-mediated
autoimmune disease. Vitamin D compounds are known to suppress T-cell activation by …

The vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene polymorphisms have been suggested to be involved in
the development of diabetes mellitus, including type 1 diabetes (T1DM) and type 2 diabetes …

Background The role of vitamin D in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is largely unknown. This
paper aims to examine the association between serum vitamin D levels and susceptibility …

Introduction. Diabetes mellitus as the most prevalent metabolic disease is a multifactorial
disease which is influenced by environmental and genetic factors. In this systematic review …

Diabetes is a chronic metabolic disorder that leads to the dysfunction of various tissues and
organs, including eyes, kidneys, and cardiovascular system. According to the World Health …

Purpose: We aimed to examine the possible association role of vitamin D and vitamin D
receptor (VDR) single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) …