Background: Several studies suggest an association between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D
(25OHD) and the outcomes of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Corona-Virus-2 (SARS …

Ever since its discovery by Windhaus, the importance of the active metabolite of vitamin D (1,
25-dihydroxyvitamin D 3; 1, 25-(OH) 2D 3) has been ever expanding. In this review, the …

Regulation of immune function continues to be one of the most well recognized extraskeletal
actions of vitamin D. This stemmed initially from the discovery that antigen presenting cells …

Coronavirus infection is a serious health problem awaiting an effective vaccine and/or
antiviral treatment. The major complication of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the …

Vitamin D may have multiple effects on the nervous system and its deficiency can represent
a possible risk factor for the development of many neurological diseases. Recent studies are …

The epidemiological association between exposure to particulate matter (PM10) and various
respiratory and cardiovascular problems is well known, but the mechanisms driving these …

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus type (SARS-CoV2, also known as COVID-
19), which is the latest pandemic infectious disease, constitutes a serious risk to human …

Recent studies showed that a low 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25 (OH) D) level was associated
with a higher risk of morbidity and severe course of COVID-19. Our study aimed to evaluate …

Vitamin D is a pleiotropic secosteroid yielding multiple actions in human physiology.
Besides the canonical regulatory activity on bone metabolism, several non-classical actions …

Vitamin D is a secosteroid with a pleiotropic role in multiple physiological processes.
Besides the well-known activity on bone homeostasis, recent studies suggested a peculiar …