Observational studies, randomized controlled trials (RCTs), and Mendelian randomization
(MR) studies have yielded inconsistent results on the associations of vitamin D …

Since its first description, the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) has been
acknowledged to be a major clinical problem in respiratory medicine. From July 2015 to July …

Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the novel coronavirus, Severe
Acute Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), led to the ongoing global public …

Vitamin D is an important immune modulator that is linked to infection susceptibility. It has
been suggested that vitamin D deficiency plays a role in sepsis and septic shock because …

Vitamin D (VD) is a fat-soluble steroid essential for life in higher animals. It is technically a
pro-hormone present in few food types and produced endogenously in the skin by a …

Purpose Low vitamin D blood levels are associated with high mortality in critically ill patients.
There is controversy about vitamin D supplementation in this population. The objective of …

Objective: Vitamin D deficiency is a serious health problem despite a general improvement
in socio-economic status in Turkey. The aim of this study was to evaluate maternal vitamin D …

Purpose Vitamin D is increasingly thought to play a role in regulating immunity. This
comprehensive review updates the current understanding regarding ways in which we …

Bloodstream infections (BSIs) and sepsis rank among the top reasons for human mortality
for hospitalized patients. The full breadth of sepsis syndromes are particularly dangerous to …

Low maternal vitamin D levels during pregnancy have been associated with a plethora of
adverse neonatal outcomes, including small for gestational age and preterm births …