Vitamin D is a precursor of the steroid hormone calcitriol that is crucial for bone and mineral
metabolism. Both the high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in the general population and …

Vitamin D, as a natural medicine, is known to regulate calcium and phosphate homeostasis.
But abundant research has shown that vitamin D also plays a regulatory role in …

Vitamin D has long been established as an elemental factor of bone physiology. Beyond
mineral metabolism, the expression of the vitamin D receptor has been identified throughout …

Background We conducted a comprehensive meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies to
analyze the effect of circulating vitamin D level on the risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD) …

Background The prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency is very high in the nursing home (NH)
population. Paradoxically, vitamin D insufficiency is rarely treated despite of strong clinical …

Vitamin D is an emerging agent with tremendous potential and may represent a novel target
for therapy in CHF. Further studies are needed to identify the mechanism (s) involved in the …

Background Short‐term survival after kidney transplantation is excellent, but long‐term
survival remains low and is equivalent to non‐end‐stage renal disease patients with many …

Obesity affects the vitamin D status in humans. Vitamin D and long-chain n-3
polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) provide benefit for the prevention of fractures and …

Background: The pro-atherosclerotic nature of vitamin D deficiency has been shown to
increase cardiovascular events. We further emphasized and evaluated the severity of …

Background In the United States (US) general population, the association between
standardized serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25 (OH) D) concentration and risk of low muscle …