The classical functions of vitamin D are to regulate calcium-phosphorus homeostasis and
control bone metabolism. However, vitamin D deficiency has been reported in several …

Immune cells, including dendritic cells, macrophages, and T and B cells, express the vitamin
D receptor and 1α-hydroxylase. In vitro studies have shown that 1, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D …

Objective To investigate whether vitamin D and marine derived long chain omega 3 fatty
acids reduce autoimmune disease risk. Design Vitamin D and omega 3 trial (VITAL), a …

Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) results from the autoimmune destruction of β cells of the
endocrine pancreas. Pathogenesis of T1DM is different from that of type 2 diabetes mellitus …

Worldwide, there is an array of clinical trials under way to evaluate treatment options against
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome …

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 …

Objective: This narrative review gives an overview on the essential role of adequate nutrition
to an optimally functioning immune defence. Micronutrients act as regulators of the immune …

Vitamin D is one of the most important nutrients required by the human body. It is a steroid
hormone that plays an important role in regulating calcium and phosphorus metabolism, and …

The prevalence of autoimmune diseases (ADs) has increased over the past few decades.
Vitamin D deficiency is a common factor in many of these diseases, whose etiology remains …

IMAJ• VOL 19• JULY 2017 ulation of cellular growth, proliferation, apoptosis, and immune
cell activation [2]. Awareness of a the role vitamin D takes in the regulation of immune …