Vitamin D intervenes in calcium and phosphate metabolism and bone homeostasis.
Experimental studies have shown that 1, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D (calcitriol) generates …

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a worldwide chronic autoimmune disease which
may affect every organ and tissue. Genetic predisposition, environmental triggers, and the …

Vitamin D plays a key role in in calcium homeostasis and, thus, provides an important
support in bone growth by aiding in the mineralization of the collagen matrix. However …

Vitamin D (VitD) is a prohormone most noted for the regulation of calcium and phosphate
levels in circulation, and thus of bone metabolism. Inflammatory and immune cells not only …

Purpose Covid-19 is a pandemic of unprecedented proportion, whose understanding and
management is still under way. In the emergency setting new or available therapies to …

The vitamin D receptor is expressed in multiple cells of the body (other than osteoblasts),
including beta cells and cells involved in immune modulation (such as mononuclear cells …

BACKGROUND: There is increasing evidence that, in addition to the well-known effects on
musculoskeletal health, vitamin D status may be related to a number of non-skeletal …

Calcitriol, or 1, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1, 25 (OH) 2D3) is a well-known endocrine regulator
of calcium homeostasis. More recently, local calcitriol production by immune cells was …

Vitamin D plays a key role in skeletal and cardiovascular disorders, cancers, central nervous
system diseases, reproductive diseases, infections, and autoimmune and dermatological …

Historically, vitamin D has been associated with the regulation of bone metabolism.
However, increasing evidence demonstrates a strong association between vitamin D …