[HTML][HTML] Regulation of calcitriol biosynthesis and activity: focus on gestational vitamin D deficiency and adverse pregnancy outcomes

A Olmos-Ortiz, E Avila, M Durand-Carbajal, L Díaz - Nutrients, 2015 - mdpi.com
Vitamin D has garnered a great deal of attention in recent years due to a global prevalence
of vitamin D deficiency associated with an increased risk of a variety of human diseases …

[HTML][HTML] Insulin resistance is inversely associated with the status of vitamin D in both diabetic and non-diabetic populations

S Rafiq, PB Jeppesen - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Vitamin D has been implicated in the regulation of glucose metabolism and insulin
resistance. We designed this study to provide evidence that insulin resistance is dependent …

The effects of curcumin supplementation on oxidative stress, Sirtuin-1 and peroxisome proliferator activated receptor γ coactivator 1α gene expression in polycystic …

J Heshmati, F Golab, M Morvaridzadeh, E Potter… - Diabetes & Metabolic …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background & aims Curcumin is a biologically active phytochemical ingredient found in
turmeric and has antioxidant pharmacologic actions that may benefit patients with polycystic …

Vitamin D deficiency impairs glucose-stimulated insulin secretion and increases insulin resistance by reducing PPAR-γ expression in nonobese Type 2 diabetic rats

S Park, DS Kim, S Kang - The Journal of nutritional biochemistry, 2016 - Elsevier
Human studies have provided relatively strong associations of poor vitamin D status with
Type 2 diabetes but do not explain the nature of the association. Here, we explored the …

[HTML][HTML] Elevated triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index predicts incidence of Prediabetes: a prospective cohort study in China

J Wen, A Wang, G Liu, M Wang, Y Zuo, W Li… - Lipids in Health and …, 2020 - Springer
Background Prediabetes has become a pandemic. This study aimed to identify a better
predictor for the incidence of prediabetes, which we hypothesize to be the triglyceride …

[HTML][HTML] The interaction between MALAT1 and TUG1 with dietary fatty acid quality indices on visceral adiposity index and body adiposity index

N Rasaei, F Gholami, M Samadi, F Shiraseb… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
We aimed to investigate the interaction between the transcript levels of taurine-upregulated
gene 1 (TUG1) and metastasis-associated lung adenocarcinoma transcript 1 (MALAT1) and …

[HTML][HTML] Vitamin D deficiency is inversely associated with homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance

S Rafiq, PB Jeppesen - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
The study was conducted to comprehensively assess the association of the concentration of
vitamin D in the blood and insulin resistance in non-diabetic subjects. The objective was to …

[HTML][HTML] The relationship of genetic risk score with cardiometabolic risk factors: a cross-sectional study

F Gholami, N Rasaei, M Samadi… - BMC Cardiovascular …, 2022 - Springer
Background & aims For more than eight decades, cardiovascular disease (CVD) has
remained the leading cause of death in the world. CVD risk factors are multifaceted, with …

Relations of major dietary patterns and metabolically unhealthy overweight/obesity phenotypes among Iranian women

A Mirzababaei, SF Sajjadi, N Ghodoosi… - Diabetes & Metabolic …, 2019 - Elsevier
Objective No studies have examined the contribution of major dietary patterns to MUH
phenotypes in obese and overweight people based on Karelis criteria. This study was …

[HTML][HTML] A Single Vitamin D3 Bolus Supplementation Improves Vitamin D Status and Reduces Proinflammatory Cytokines in Healthy Females

HM Alsufiani, SA AlGhamdi, HF AlShaibi, SO Khoja… - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
Vitamin D deficiency is a global health problem that not only leads to metabolic bone
disease but also to many other illnesses, most of which are associated with chronic …