Impaired vitamin D status is common to many populations around the world. However, data
suggest that this is a particular problem for specific groups such as pregnant women. This …

Vitamin D-binding protein (DBP) is a multi-functional plasma protein with many important
functions. These include transport of vitamin D metabolites, control of bone development …

Since the discovery of group-specific component and its polymorphism by Hirschfeld in
1959, research has put spotlight on this multifunctional transport protein (vitamin D binding …

Background: Gc protein-derived macrophage-activating factor (GcMAF) occurs naturally in
the human body. It has various functions, such as macrophage activation and antitumor …

The Gc protein (human group-specific component (Gc), a vitamin D-binding protein or Gc
globulin), has important physiological functions that include involvement in vitamin D …

Vitamin D–binding protein is a member of the albumin family, and its gene is found in all
vertebrate taxa. DBP has a single binding cleft at the surface of its domain I and is …

TB remains a major cause of mortality throughout the world. Low vitamin D status has been
linked to increased risk of TB and other immune disorders. These observations suggest a …

Immunotherapy has been used for years in many types of cancer therapy. Recently, cancer
immunotherapy has focused on mechanisms which can enhance the development of cell …

Background/Aim: Macrophage activating factor (MAF)-based immunotherapy has a wide
application for use in treating many diseases via macrophage activation. Sonodynamic …

Synonymous codon usage bias is an inevitable phenomenon in organismic taxa across the
three domains of life. Though the frequency of codon usage is not equal across species and …