The etiology of endemic rickets was discovered a century ago. Vitamin D is the precursor of
25-hydroxyvitamin D and other metabolites, including 1, 25 (OH) 2D, the ligand for the …

Vitamin D is a precursor of the steroid hormone calcitriol that is crucial for bone and mineral
metabolism. Both the high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in the general population and …

Vitamin D plays a classical hormonal role in skeletal health by regulating calcium and
phosphorus metabolism. Vitamin D metabolites also have physiological functions in …

In recent years it has been shown that vitamin D deficiency is associated with an increased
incidence as well as the progression of a broad range of diseases including osteoporosis …

Vitamin D, a fat-soluble prohormone, has wide-ranging roles in the regulation of many
physiological processes through their interactions with the vitamin D receptors (VDR). It …

The aim of the present paper was to review the most important mechanisms explaining the
possible association of vitamin D deficiency and cardiovascular diseases, focusing on …

Background: During the past decade, an increasing number of prospective studies have
focused on the association between vitamin D and cardiovascular disease (CVD). However …

Vitamin D and calcium supplements are commonly used, often together, to optimize bone
health. Multiple observational studies have linked low serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D …

The prevalence of diabetes in China has increased substantially over recent decades, with
more than 100 million people estimated to be affected by the disease presently. During this …

Abstract Background Vitamin D (25‐OH D3) deficiency represents a rising social and
economic problem in Western countries. Vitamin D has been recently reported to modulate …