[HTML][HTML] The role of vitamin D in autoimmune diseases: could sex make the difference?

ML Dupuis, MT Pagano, M Pierdominici… - Biology of sex …, 2021 - Springer
Over the last decades, a central role for vitamin D in immune modulation has been well
established. The active form of vitamin D, ie, 1, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D, through the …

[HTML][HTML] Association of vitamin D metabolism gene polymorphisms with autoimmunity: evidence in population genetic studies

AI Ruiz-Ballesteros, MR Meza-Meza… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
A high prevalence of vitamin D (calcidiol) serum deficiency has been described in several
autoimmune diseases, including multiple sclerosis (MS), rheumatoid arthritis (AR), and …

Association of Vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms and clinical/severe outcomes of COVID-19 patients

R Abdollahzadeh, MH Shushizadeh… - Infection, Genetics and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Introduction Growing evidence documented the critical impacts of vitamin D (VD) in the
prognosis of COVID-19 patients. The functions of VD are dependent on the vitamin D …

[HTML][HTML] VDR Gene Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms and Autoimmunity: A Narrative Review

C Agliardi, FR Guerini, E Bolognesi, M Zanzottera… - Biology, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases etiology is still mostly unclear
and probably arises from an interplay between common/rare genetic variants and …

[HTML][HTML] The gut microbiome molecular mimicry piece in the multiple sclerosis puzzle

NS Elsayed, P Aston, VR Bayanagari… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The etiological complexity of multiple sclerosis, an immune-mediated, neurodegenerative
disease with multifactorial etiology is still elusive because of an incomplete understanding of …

The role of immune semaphorins in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis: Potential therapeutic targets

R Lotfi, RN Kalmarzi, M Rajabinejad, S Hasani… - International …, 2021 - Elsevier
The immune and nervous systems possess a highly intricate network of synaptic
connections, shared messenger molecules, and exquisite communication ways, allowing …

[HTML][HTML] The TNF-α rs361525 and IFN-γ rs2430561 polymorphisms are associated with liver cirrhosis risk: a comprehensive meta-analysis

M Zheng, J Li, W Fang, L Luo, R Ding, H Zeng… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Inflammation serves as an essential driver of liver cirrhosis (LC) incidence.
Accordingly, a meta-analysis was carried out to explore the association between specific …

Vitamin D receptor and binding protein gene variants in patients with essential tremor

JAG Agúndez, E García-Martín, H Alonso-Navarro… - Molecular …, 2022 - Springer
Several studies have shown an association between some variants in the vitamin D receptor
(VDR) and the GC vitamin D binding protein (GC) genes with the risk for Parkinson's disease …

Vitamin D receptor and binding protein genes variants in patients with migraine

E García‐Martín, S Navarro‐Muñoz… - Annals of Clinical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background/Objectives Several studies have shown a relationship between vitamin
D and migraine, including the association between decreased serum 25‐hydroxyvitamin D …

Association of vitamin D with the TaqI polymorphism of the VDR gene in older women attending the basic health unit of the Federal District, DF (Brazil)

R de Souza Freitas, CF Fratelli… - Journal of Aging …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Aging is accompanied by various functional modifications determined by their environment,
lifestyle, nutrition, and genetics. Based on these factors, it is essential to verify the vitamin …