Vitamin D, an important hormone with a central role in calcium and phosphate homeostasis,
is required for bone and muscle development as well as preservation of musculoskeletal …

Vitamin D signaling is important in regulating calcium homeostasis essential for bone health
but also displays other functions in cells of several tissues. Disturbed vitamin D signaling is …

Exosomes from cancer cells, which contain microRNA and reach metastasis loci prior to
cancer cells, stimulate the formation of a metastatic microenvironment. Previous studies …

Malnutrition is considered a leading cause of growth attenuation in children. When food is
replenished, spontaneous catch-up (CU) growth usually occurs, bringing the child back to its …

Bone is a dynamic tissue that is strongly influenced by endocrine factors to restore the
balance between bone resorption and bone formation. Bone formation involves the …

Curcumin, as a natural phenolic substance, is extracted from the rhizome of Curcuma longa
(turmeric), which is effective in bone healthfulness. Calcitriol is an effective hormone in …

Scaffold, an essential element of tissue engineering, should provide proper physical and
chemical properties and evolve suitable cell behavior for tissue regeneration …

hydroxyvitamin D [25 (OH) D] may not optimally indicate vitamin D receptor activity. Higher
concentrations of its catabolic product 24, 25-dihydroxyvitmin D [24, 25 (OH) 2 D] and a …

Teeth include mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), which are multipotent cells that promote
tooth growth and repair. Dental tissues, specifically the dental pulp and the dental bud …

Recent studies have suggested that 25‐hydroxyvitamin D (25 (OH) D) may be a poor
biomarker of bone health, in part because measured levels incorporate both protein‐bound …