The multiple effects of vitamin D against chronic diseases: from reduction of lipid peroxidation to updated evidence from clinical studies

M Berretta, V Quagliariello, A Bignucolo, S Facchini… - Antioxidants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: Vitamin D exerts multiple beneficial effects in humans, including neuronal,
immune, and bone homeostasis and the regulation of cardiovascular functions. Recent …

Maternal vitamin D deficiency and developmental origins of health and disease (DOHaD)

FY Ideraabdullah, AM Belenchia… - Journal of …, 2019 - joe.bioscientifica.com
Vitamin D is an essential nutrient that is metabolized in the body to generate an active
metabolite (1, 25 (OH) 2 D) with hormone-like activity and highly diverse roles in cellular …

[HTML][HTML] The contribution of obesity to prescription opioid use in the United States

A Stokes, KM Berry, JM Collins, CW Hsiao… - Pain, 2019 - journals.lww.com
The prevalence of obesity has grown rapidly over the past several decades and has been
accompanied by an increase in the prevalence of chronic pain and prescription opioid use …

Severe vitamin D deficiency is a prognostic biomarker in autoimmune hepatitis

M Ebadi, RA Bhanji, VC Mazurak… - Alimentary …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background Vitamin D deficiency has been implicated in the outcome of chronic liver
disease. Aim To determine the frequency of severe vitamin D deficiency in autoimmune …

Optimizing ultraviolet B radiation exposure to prevent vitamin D deficiency among pregnant women in the tropical zone: report from cohort study on vitamin D status …

RTD Judistiani, SA Nirmala, M Rahmawati… - BMC pregnancy and …, 2019 - Springer
Background Vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy carries potential threat to fetal well
being. Natural conversion of vitamin D in the skin can be facilitated by direct ultra violet B …

Vitamin D supplementation after the menopause

FR Pérez-López, P Chedraui… - Therapeutic advances in …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
The purpose of this review was to assess recent evidence regarding the effects of low
vitamin D levels on some highly prevalent clinical conditions of postmenopausal women. We …

Clinical significance of analysis of vitamin D status in various diseases

M Kowalówka, AK Główka, M Karaźniewicz-Łada… - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
Vitamin D plays a role not only in the proper functioning of the skeletal system and the
calcium-phosphate equilibrium, but also in the immune system, the cardiovascular system …

Determinants and effects of vitamin D supplementation in postmenopausal women: A systematic review

MM Hassanein, HZ Huri, K Baig, AR Abduelkarem - Nutrients, 2023 - mdpi.com
Hormonal fluctuations, excessive clothing covering, sunscreen use, changes in body fat
composition, a vitamin D-deficient diet, and a sedentary lifestyle can all predispose …

Therapeutic Effects of Vitamin D on Vaginal, Sexual, and Urological Functions in Postmenopausal Women

MM Hassanein, HZ Huri, AR Abduelkarem, K Baig - Nutrients, 2023 - mdpi.com
Recent years have witnessed the emergence of growing evidence concerning vitamin D's
potential role in women's health, specifically in postmenopausal women. This evidence also …

Evolving role of vitamin D in immune-mediated disease and its implications in autoimmune hepatitis

AJ Czaja, AJ Montano-Loza - Digestive diseases and sciences, 2019 - Springer
Vitamin D has immunomodulatory, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and anti-fibrotic actions
that may impact on the occurrence and outcome of immune-mediated disease. The goals of …