It is now clear that vitamin D has important roles in addition to its classic effects on calcium
and bone homeostasis. As the vitamin D receptor is expressed on immune cells (B cells, T …

Calcitriol, or 1, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1, 25 (OH) 2D3) is a well-known endocrine regulator
of calcium homeostasis. More recently, local calcitriol production by immune cells was …

Lately, vitamin D has been linked with metabolic and immunological processes, which
established its role as an essential component of human health preservation. Vitamin D has …

Objectives Vitamin D deficiency is widespread and has been associated with many chronic
diseases, including autoimmune disorders. A study was undertaken to explore the impact of …

Introduction The incidence of vitamin D deficiency in critically ill patients has been reported
to range from as low as 17% to as high as 79%. Data regarding the relationship between 25 …

OBJECTIVES:: We evaluated the epidemiologic evidence that vitamin D may be related to
human autoimmune disease risk. METHODS:: PubMed, limited to English from inception …

Objective To investigate whether an increase in vitamin D levels in patients with systemic
lupus erythematosus (SLE) was associated with improvement in disease activity. Methods A …

Evidence of the role of vitamin D in the regulation of T and B cells, macrophages, dendritic
cells, and keratinocytes continues to accumulate and provides a link between vitamin D and …

Low vitamin D serum concentrations have been reported in several autoimmune conditions.
The study's aim was to explore such a relationship in a large multinational population of …

Além do seu papel na homeostase do cálcio, acredita-se que a forma ativa da vitamina D
apresenta efeitos imunomoduladores sobre as células do sistema imunológico, sobretudo …