Background: Osteoarthritis (OA) currently affects 10% of the American population. There has
been a recent push to determine exactly what causes OA and how it can be treated most …

Objectives Vitamin D has been believed to have a bearing in the pathogenesis of knee
osteoarthritis (OA). This study was done to search the literature and review the correlation …

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a common joint disorder that affects the knees, hips, hands, spine, and
feet, 1 resulting in pain, stiffness, and function loss. Contributing to the global disease …

Methods: It was a cross-sectional study where 80 (43 women and 37 men) newly diagnosed
subjects with OA knee were recruited. They were classified into four grades based on KL …

Objective To determine the cross‐sectional and longitudinal associations of vitamin C and D
intake with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) measures of cartilage composition (T2) and …

Deficiency in vitamin D (Vit D) has been widely associated with several musculoskeletal
diseases. However, the effects of the exogenous Vit D supplementation are still unclear in …

Background and aim The association between vitamin D status and osteoarthritis (OA) and
bone remodeling has been shown previously. The present study was conducted to …

Epidemiologic studies have linked gestational vitamin D deficiency to respiratory diseases,
although mechanisms have not been defined. We hypothesized that antenatal vitamin D …

BACKGROUND The incidence of primary osteoarthritis knee is gradually increasing among
young individuals. The increasing prevalence of obesity, sedentary lifestyle, sporting activity …

Vitamin A derivatives have inhibitory effects on cartilage tissue, such as decreasing
chondrocyte proliferation and collagen synthesis, and increasing the loss of …