Vitamin D effects on musculoskeletal health, immunity, autoimmunity, cardiovascular disease, cancer, fertility, pregnancy, dementia and mortality—a review of recent …

P Pludowski, MF Holick, S Pilz, CL Wagner… - Autoimmunity …, 2013 - Elsevier
Background Optimal vitamin D intake and its status are important not only for bone and
calcium-phosphate metabolism, but also for overall health and well-being. Vitamin D …

[HTML][HTML] Vitamin D and schizophrenia: 20 years on

X Cui, JJ McGrath, THJ Burne, DW Eyles - Molecular Psychiatry, 2021 - nature.com
Many epidemiological studies have highlighted the link between vitamin D deficiency and
schizophrenia. In particular, two prominent studies report an association between neonatal …

[HTML][HTML] Vitamin D supplementation and COVID-19 risk: A population-based, cohort study

J Oristrell, JC Oliva, E Casado, I Subirana… - Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose To analyze the associations between cholecalciferol or calcifediol
supplementation, serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) levels and COVID-19 outcomes in a …

Vitamin D and immune function: an overview

M Hewison - Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 2012 - cambridge.org
Immunomodulatory actions of vitamin D have been recognised for over a quarter of a
century, but it is only in the last few years that the significance of this to normal human …

[HTML][HTML] The vitamin d receptor and T cell function

M Kongsbak, TB Levring, C Geisler… - Frontiers in …, 2013 - frontiersin.org
The vitamin D receptor (VDR) is a nuclear, ligand-dependent transcription factor that in
complex with hormonally active vitamin D, 1, 25 (OH) 2D3, regulates the expression of more …

The implication of vitamin D and autoimmunity: a comprehensive review

CY Yang, PSC Leung, IE Adamopoulos… - Clinical reviews in …, 2013 - Springer
Historically, vitamin D has been associated with the regulation of bone metabolism.
However, increasing evidence demonstrates a strong association between vitamin D …

[HTML][HTML] Can supplementation with vitamin D reduce the risk or modify the course of autoimmune diseases? A systematic review of the literature

A Antico, M Tampoia, R Tozzoli, N Bizzaro - Autoimmunity reviews, 2012 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether vitamin D levels are related to the risk of developing
autoimmune diseases and whether supplementation with vitamin D can modify the course of …

The initiation and prevention of multiple sclerosis

A Ascherio, KL Munger, JD Lünemann - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2012 - nature.com
Although strong genetic determinants of multiple sclerosis (MS) exist, the findings of
migration studies support a role for environmental factors in this disease. Through rigorous …

Vitamin D in systemic and organ-specific autoimmune diseases

N Agmon-Levin, E Theodor, RM Segal… - Clinical reviews in allergy …, 2013 - Springer
Lately, vitamin D has been linked with metabolic and immunological processes, which
established its role as an essential component of human health preservation. Vitamin D has …

Full spectrum of vitamin D immunomodulation in multiple sclerosis: Mechanisms and therapeutic implications

M Galoppin, S Kari, S Soldati, A Pal… - Brain …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Vitamin D deficiency has been associated with the risk of multiple sclerosis, disease activity
and progression. Results from in vitro experiments, animal models and analysis of human …