Vitamin D: classic and novel actions

Á Gil, J Plaza-Diaz, MD Mesa - Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism, 2018‏ - karger.com
Background: Classically, vitamin D has been implicated in bone health by promoting
calcium absorption in the gut and maintenance of serum calcium and phosphate …

[HTML][HTML] Vitamin D: production, metabolism and mechanisms of action

DD Bikle - 2015‏ - europepmc.org
Vitamin D production in the skin under the influence of sunlight (UVB) is maximized at levels
of sunlight exposure that do not burn the skin. Further metabolism of vitamin D to its major …

Photoprotective properties of vitamin D and lumisterol hydroxyderivatives

AT Slominski, A Chaiprasongsuk, Z Janjetovic… - Cell biochemistry and …, 2020‏ - Springer
We have previously described new pathways of vitamin D3 activation by CYP11A1 to
produce a variety of metabolites including 20 (OH) D3 and 20, 23 (OH) 2 D3. These can be …

[HTML][HTML] Vitamin D and the skin: Focus on a complex relationship: A review

WZ Mostafa, RA Hegazy - Journal of advanced research, 2015‏ - Elsevier
The “sunshine” vitamin is a hot topic that attracted ample attention over the past decades,
specially that a considerable proportion of the worldwide population are deficient in this …

Malignant melanoma: An overview, new perspectives, and vitamin D signaling

RM Slominski, TK Kim, Z Janjetovic, AA Brożyna… - Cancers, 2024‏ - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Despite recent advances in diagnosis and therapy, malignant melanoma
poses a significant problem both to clinicians and cancer researchers due to its resistance to …

Nonclassic actions of vitamin D

D Bikle - The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2009‏ - academic.oup.com
Context: Vitamin D receptors are found in most tissues, not just those participating in the
classic actions of vitamin D such as bone, gut, and kidney. These nonclassic tissues are …

Discovering the link between nutrition and skin aging

SK Schagen, VA Zampeli, E Makrantonaki… - Dermato …, 2012‏ - Taylor & Francis
Skin has been reported to reflect the general inner-health status and aging. Nutrition and its
reflection on skin has always been an interesting topic for scientists and physicians …

Clinical aspects and molecular diagnostics of skin aging

CC Zouboulis, E Makrantonaki - Clinics in dermatology, 2011‏ - Elsevier
This contribution will address the effect of aging on skin functions, with a particular focus on
skin permeability, wound healing, angiogenesis, lipogenesis, sweat production, immune …

Disorders of nucleotide excision repair: the genetic and molecular basis of heterogeneity

JE Cleaver, ET Lam, I Revet - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2009‏ - nature.com
Mutations in genes on the nucleotide excision repair pathway are associated with diseases,
such as xeroderma pigmentosum, Cockayne syndrome and trichothiodystrophy, that involve …

Vitamin D and the skin: Physiology and pathophysiology

DD Bikle - Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders, 2012‏ - Springer
The keratinocytes of the skin are unique in being not only the primary source of vitamin D for
the body, but in possessing both the enzymatic machinery to metabolize the vitamin D …