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The Role of Vitamin D in Health and Disease: A Narrative Review on the Mechanisms Linking Vitamin D with Disease and the Effects of Supplementation
Vitamin D insufficiency or deficiency (VDD) is a very prevalent condition in the general population. Vitamin D is necessary for optimal bone...
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Vitamin D deficiency and oral candidiasis in patients with HIV infection: A case‒control study
BackgroundOral candidiasis is a common opportunistic infection in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). In addition, most of these...
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Circulating miRNAs associate with historical childhood asthma hospitalization in different serum vitamin D groups
BackgroundVitamin D may help to alleviate asthma exacerbation because of its anti-inflammation effect, but the evidence is inconsistent in childhood...
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Effects of intermittent or single high-dose vitamin D supplementation on risk of falls and fractures: a systematic review and meta-analysis
SummaryPrevious randomized controlled trials have reported inconsistent findings regarding the effects of high-dose vitamin D supplementation on a...
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Recent Advances in Association Between Vitamin D Levels and Cardiovascular Disorders
Purpose of ReviewIn this review, we discuss the evidence that vitamin D affects cardiovascular disease through interventional and observational...
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Vitamin D metabolism in critically ill patients with acute kidney injury: a prospective observational study
BackgroundVitamin D deficiency in critically ill patients is associated with poor outcomes, and vitamin D supplementation is recommended for patients...
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Impact of vitamin D supplementation on the clinical outcomes of COVID-19 pneumonia patients: a single-center randomized controlled trial
BackgroundVitamin D supplementation for infectious diseases has been discussed, but its role in COVID-19 is unclear. Therefore, this study examined...
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Vitamin D deficiency and vitamin D receptor FokI polymorphism as risk factors for COVID-19
BackgroundGiven the sparse data on vitamin D status in pediatric COVID-19, we investigated whether vitamin D deficiency could be a risk factor for...
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Highlights on the link between vitamin D and lipid panel in Egyptian multiple sclerosis patients
BackgroundDiversity of risk factors, namely, vitamin D and lipid panel abnormalities, are connected to multiple sclerosis (MS) etiology and may...
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Effects of active vitamin D on insulin resistance and islet β-cell function in non-diabetic chronic kidney disease patients: a randomized controlled study
PurposeThe purpose of the study is to observe the effects of active vitamin D supplementation on insulin resistance and islet β-cell function...
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The effect of vitamin D status on the occurrence of Kawasaki Disease: a meta-analysis
AimThe relationship between vitamin D status and Kawasaki Disease (KD), as well as coronary artery lesion (CAL), has yet to be established.
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Seasonal dynamic of cholecalciferol (D3) and anti-Muellerian hormone (AMH) with impact on ovarian response and IVF/ICSI
ObjectiveRecent studies revealed intriguing associations between cholecalciferol (D3) and reproductive functions. Seasonal changes of D3...
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Use of vitamin D with anti-osteoporotic drugs: are available clinical trials telling us the whole story?
There is a strong rationale for using vitamin D in combination with anti-osteoporotic drugs. Still, available trials do not give clear indications in...
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The efficacy of oral vitamin D supplements on fusion outcome in patients receiving elective lumbar spinal fusion—a randomized control trial
BackgroundPrevious studies have reported that vitamin D supplement could improve fracture healing, but evidence regarding the role of vitamin D...
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Vitamin-based radiopharmaceuticals for tumor imaging
Advances in nuclear medicine, such as single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) and positron emission tomography (PET), are among the most...
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The association of serum vitamin D with incident diabetes in an African American population
BackgroundIncident diabetes risk is inversely proportional to 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] levels among non-Hispanic white but is unclear among...
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Vitamin D in the older population: a consensus statement
BackgroundThis paper reports results from the 5th International Conference “Controversies in Vitamin D” that was held in Stresa, Italy, 15–18...
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Vitamin D add on the standard treatment for myasthenia gravis symptoms following total gastrectomy: a case report
BackgroundMyasthenia gravis (MG) is a long-term autoimmune disorder that affects the neuromuscular junction, causing muscle weakness and fatigue as...
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The clinical relevance of native vitamin D in pediatric kidney disease
Hypovitaminosis D has been reported to be common in chronic kidney disease (CKD) as well as in proteinuric disorders. We reviewed available evidence...