[HTML][HTML] An update on the effects of vitamin D on the immune system and autoimmune diseases

C Sîrbe, S Rednic, A Grama, TL Pop - International journal of molecular …, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
Vitamin D intervenes in calcium and phosphate metabolism and bone homeostasis.
Experimental studies have shown that 1, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D (calcitriol) generates …

Vitamin D: metabolism, molecular mechanism of action, and pleiotropic effects

S Christakos, P Dhawan, A Verstuyf… - Physiological …, 2016‏ - journals.physiology.org
1, 25-Dihydroxvitamin D3 [1, 25 (OH) 2D3] is the hormonally active form of vitamin D. The
genomic mechanism of 1, 25 (OH) 2D3 action involves the direct binding of the 1, 25 (OH) …

Putative roles of vitamin D in modulating immune response and immunopathology associated with COVID-19

R Kumar, H Rathi, A Haq, SJ Wimalawansa, A Sharma - Virus research, 2021‏ - Elsevier
The first incidence of COVID-19 was reported in the Wuhan city of Hubei province in China
in late December 2019. Because of failure in timely closing of borders of the affected region …

Obesity as a risk factor for COVID-19: an overview

RW Alberca, LM Oliveira, ACCC Branco… - Critical reviews in …, 2021‏ - Taylor & Francis
The current coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic presents a huge challenge for
health-care systems worldwide. Many different risk factors are associated with disease …

Modulation of the immune response to respiratory viruses by vitamin D

CL Greiller, AR Martineau - Nutrients, 2015‏ - mdpi.com
Background: Vitamin D deficiency has been shown to be independently associated with
increased risk of viral acute respiratory infection (ARI) in a number of observational studies …

[HTML][HTML] Cathelicidins: immunomodulatory antimicrobials

RM Van Harten, E Van Woudenbergh, A Van Dijk… - Vaccines, 2018‏ - mdpi.com
Cathelicidins are host defense peptides with antimicrobial and immunomodulatory functions.
These effector molecules of the innate immune system of many vertebrates are diverse in …

Chronic rhinosinusitis pathogenesis

WW Stevens, RJ Lee, RP Schleimer… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2015‏ - Elsevier
There are a variety of medical conditions associated with chronic sinonasal inflammation,
including chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) and cystic fibrosis. In particular, CRS can be divided …

The non-genomic actions of vitamin D

CS Hii, A Ferrante - Nutrients, 2016‏ - mdpi.com
Since its discovery in 1920, a great deal of effort has gone into investigating the
physiological actions of vitamin D and the impact its deficiency has on human health …

Vitamin D: modulator of the immune system

F Baeke, T Takiishi, H Korf, C Gysemans… - Current opinion in …, 2010‏ - Elsevier
1, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1, 25 (OH) 2D3), the active form of vitamin D, is known to
regulate calcium and phosphorus metabolism, thus being a key-player in bone-formation …

Effect of vitamin D3 supplementation during pregnancy on risk of persistent wheeze in the offspring: a randomized clinical trial

BL Chawes, K Bønnelykke, J Stokholm, NH Vissing… - Jama, 2016‏ - jamanetwork.com
Importance Observational studies have suggested that increased dietary vitamin D intake
during pregnancy may protect against wheezing in the offspring, but the preventive effect of …