The classical functions of vitamin D are to regulate calcium-phosphorus homeostasis and
control bone metabolism. However, vitamin D deficiency has been reported in several …

Over the last three decades, it has become clear that the role of vitamin D goes beyond the
regulation of calcium homeostasis and bone health. An important extraskeletal effect of …

Vitamin D plays a pivotal role in the regulation of calcium-phosphorus metabolism,
particularly during pediatric age when nutritional rickets and impaired bone mass acquisition …

The immune system, innate and adaptive, is a highly evolved and complex network,
essential for promoting survival in an environment full of potential pathogens, while …

Vitamin D has well-documented effects on calcium homeostasis and bone metabolism but
recent studies suggest a much broader role for this secosteroid in human health. Key …

Vitamin D is a pleiotropic secosteroid yielding multiple actions in human physiology.
Besides the canonical regulatory activity on bone metabolism, several non-classical actions …

Diabetes prevention is a public health priority. Vitamin D supplementation may help prevent
the development of diabetes in persons at increased risk. We performed a meta-analysis of …

The dietary reference values for Vitamin D were set primarily considering its role in bone
health, but with the discovery of Vitamin D receptors throughout body tissues, new links with …

Background Vitamin D (25OHD) effects on glycemic control are unclear in children and
adolescents with type 1 diabetes. Aims of this study were to investigate 25OHD status …

Background Very few studies have investigated the determinants of circulating 25-
hydroxyvitamin D (25 [OH] D) in young adults (18–25 years old) using a set of variables that …