Vitamin D is a steroid hormone that is acquired via diet or synthesized in the skin upon UV
exposure and needs subsequent hydroxylation steps to become activated as 1, 25 …

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

Lately, vitamin D has been linked with metabolic and immunological processes, which
established its role as an essential component of human health preservation. Vitamin D has …

In the last 5 years, there has been a remarkable change in our understanding of the health
benefits of vitamin D. The classical actions of vitamin D as a determinant of mineral …

Vitamin D has been attributed roles in the pathogenesis and prevention of several diseases
such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, multiple sclerosis, diabetes, autism and …

Accumulating data support that vitamin D possesses several biological and molecular
actions apart from its role in calcium homeostasis. Immune cells express vitamin D receptor …

Although the best known actions of vitamin D involve its regulation of bone mineral
homeostasis, vitamin D exerts its influence on many physiologic processes. One of these …

In recent years, there has been an increased recognition that vitamin D is not only a risk
factor for poor musculoskeletal health but also a possible important contributor in the …

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 …

Vitamin D is responsible for regulation of calcium and phosphate metabolism and
maintaining a healthy mineralized skeleton. It is also known as an immunomodulatory …