The role of vitamin D and calcium in type 2 diabetes. A systematic review and meta-analysis

AG Pittas, J Lau, FB Hu… - The Journal of Clinical …, 2007‏ - academic.oup.com
Context: Altered vitamin D and calcium homeostasis may play a role in the development of
type 2 diabetes mellitus (type 2 DM). Evidence Acquisition and Analyses: MEDLINE review …

Vitamin D and diabetes

C Mathieu, C Gysemans, A Giulietti, R Bouillon - Diabetologia, 2005‏ - Springer
Vitamin D deficiency predisposes individuals to type 1 and type 2 diabetes, and receptors for
its activated form—1α, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D 3—have been identified in both beta cells and …

Relevance of vitamin D in reproduction

J Luk, S Torrealday, G Neal Perry, L Pal - Human reproduction, 2012‏ - academic.oup.com
The steroid hormone vitamin D is historically recognized for its relevance to bone health and
calcium homeostasis. Recent years have witnessed a shift in focus to non-skeletal benefits …

[HTML][HTML] High ambient temperature influences eggshell quality and calbindin-D28k localization of eggshell gland and all intestinal segments of laying hens

TA Ebeid, T Suzuki, T Sugiyama - Poultry Science, 2012‏ - Elsevier
Eggshell quality deterioration associated with heat stress is a well-known phenomenon. The
involvement of the 28-kDa calcium-binding protein (calbindin, CaBP-D28k) localization in …

Calcium transport in strongly calcifying laying birds: mechanisms and regulation

A Bar - Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A …, 2009‏ - Elsevier
Birds that lay long clutches (series of eggs laid sequentially before a “pause day”), among
them the high-producing, strongly-calcifying Gallus gallus domesticus (domestic hen) and …

Vitamin D and pancreas: The role of sunshine vitamin in the pathogenesis of diabetes mellitus and pancreatic cancer

B Altieri, WB Grant, S Della Casa, F Orio… - Critical reviews in …, 2017‏ - Taylor & Francis
Increasing evidence suggests that vitamin D exerts multiple effects beyond bone and
calcium metabolism. Vitamin D seems to play a role in pancreatic disease, including type 1 …

Calcitriol in cancer treatment: from the lab to the clinic

TM Beer, A Myrthue - Molecular Cancer Therapeutics, 2004‏ - aacrjournals.org
Dihydroxyvitamin D (calcitriol), the most active metabolite of vitamin D, has significant
antineoplastic activity in preclinical models. Several mechanisms of activity have been …

The genetics of intervertebral disc degeneration. Associated genes

L Kalichman, DJ Hunter - Joint Bone Spine, 2008‏ - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: To review current knowledge on genes associated with intervertebral disk
degeneration. METHODS: A literature-based narrative review of the English language …

Identification of uterine ion transporters for mineralisation precursors of the avian eggshell

V Jonchère, A Brionne, J Gautron, Y Nys - BMC physiology, 2012‏ - Springer
Abstract Background In Gallus gallus, eggshell formation takes place daily in the hen uterus
and requires large amounts of the ionic precursors for calcium carbonate (CaCO 3). Both …

Gene expression profiles in rat intestine identify pathways for 1, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 stimulated calcium absorption and clarify its immunomodulatory properties

GD Kutuzova, HF DeLuca - Archives of biochemistry and biophysics, 2004‏ - Elsevier
Microarray technology has been used to discover 1, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1, 25-(OH)
2D3) induced gene expression changes in rat small intestine in vivo. Here, we report gene …