The SARS-CoV-2 virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic has generated an explosion
of interest both in the mechanisms of infection leading to dissemination and expression of …

Vitamin D is responsible for regulation of calcium and phosphate metabolism and
maintaining a healthy mineralized skeleton. It is also known as an immunomodulatory …

Importance The efficacy of vitamin D 3 supplementation in coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19) remains unclear. Objective To investigate the effect of a single high dose of …

Ever since its discovery by Windhaus, the importance of the active metabolite of vitamin D (1,
25-dihydroxyvitamin D3; 1, 25-(OH) 2D3) has been ever expanding. In this review, the …

Background and aim: Vitamin D deficiency is frequently reported in patients with SARS-CoV-
2 infection. The aim of this study was to correlate the 25OH-Vitamin D serum concentrations …

Infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis causes> 1.5 million deaths worldwide annually.
Innate immune cells are the first to encounter M. tuberculosis, and their response dictates …

Background Vitamin D metabolites support innate immune responses to Mycobacterium
tuberculosis. Data from phase 3, randomized, controlled trials of vitamin D supplementation …

Resilience is the ability to recover or cope with adverse situations. Spiritual and religious
beliefs may be associated with important “resilience resources.” To investigate whether …

COVID-19 is a rapidly spreading disease, which has caught the world by surprise. Millions of
people suffer from illness, and the mortality rates are dramatically high. Currently, there is no …

Summary Background In India, tuberculosis and undernutrition are syndemics with a high
burden of tuberculosis coexisting with a high burden of undernutrition in patients and in the …