[HTML][HTML] Aging of the immune system: focus on natural killer cells phenotype and functions

A Brauning, M Rae, G Zhu, E Fulton, TD Admasu… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Aging is the greatest risk factor for nearly all major chronic diseases, including
cardiovascular diseases, cancer, Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases of …

Does vitamin D supplementation reduce COVID-19 severity?: a systematic review

K Shah, VP Varna, U Sharma… - QJM: An International …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background The evidence regarding the efficacy of vitamin D supplementation in reducing
severity of COVID-19 is still insufficient. This is partially due to the lack of primary robust trial …

[HTML][HTML] Association between vitamin D supplementation and COVID-19 infection and mortality

JB Gibbons, EC Norton, JS McCullough, DO Meltzer… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Vitamin D deficiency has long been associated with reduced immune function that can lead
to viral infection. Several studies have shown that Vitamin D deficiency is associated with …

Prevention of covid-19 and other acute respiratory infections with cod liver oil supplementation, a low dose vitamin D supplement: quadruple blinded, randomised …

SH Brunvoll, AB Nygaard, M Ellingjord-Dale, P Holland… - bmj, 2022 - bmj.com
Objective To determine if daily supplementation with cod liver oil, a low dose vitamin D
supplement, in winter, prevents SARS-CoV-2 infection, serious covid-19, or other acute …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of micronutrient deficiencies in patients hospitalized with COVID-19: An observational cohort study

M Voelkle, C Gregoriano, P Neyer, D Koch, A Kutz… - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: A higher risk for severe clinical courses of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-
19) has been linked to deficiencies of several micronutrients. We therefore studied the …

Vitamin D and COVID‐19—revisited

S Subramanian, G Griffin, M Hewison… - Journal of internal …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Vitamin D, when activated to 1, 25‐dihydroxyvitamin D, is a steroid hormone that induces
responses in several hundred genes, including many involved in immune responses to …

[HTML][HTML] Upregulating human cathelicidin antimicrobial peptide LL-37 expression may prevent severe COVID-19 inflammatory responses and reduce microthrombosis

KM Aloul, JE Nielsen, EB Defensor, JS Lin… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
COVID-19 is characterized by hyperactivation by inflammatory cytokines and recruitment of
macrophages, neutrophils, and other immune cells, all hallmarks of a strong inflammatory …

[HTML][HTML] Obesity, hypovitaminosis D, and COVID-19: the Bermuda triangle in public health

I Karampela, N Vallianou, F Magkos, CM Apovian… - Current Obesity …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged public health to a
significant extent by markedly increasing morbidity and mortality. Evidence suggests that …

[HTML][HTML] Vitamin D3 and COVID-19 outcomes: an umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses

F Petrelli, S Oldani, K Borgonovo, M Cabiddu… - Antioxidants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: The immune system (innate and adaptive) is influenced by vitamin D3, which
affects gene expression and inflammatory pathways. An umbrella review was conducted to …

Liver fibrosis scores and prognosis in patients with cardiovascular diseases: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

Z Yan, Y Liu, W Li, X Zhao, W Lin… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background In patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, liver fibrosis was associated
with a higher risk of cardiovascular events. However, the relationship between liver fibrosis …