Vitamin D plays an important role in maintaining a healthy mineralized skeleton. It is also
considered an immunomodulatory agent that regulates innate and adaptive immune …

In addition to its well-documented involvement in mineral homeostasis, vitamin D seems to
have broad effects on human health that go beyond the skeletal system. Prominent among …

Background: Vitamin D serum levels and the presence and activity of rheumatic conditions
have been associated. However, many studies are merely observational, and the existent …

Recently, the evidence linking vitamin D status as a potential environmental factor affecting
autoimmune disease prevalence continues to accumulate. Beyond that the traditional known …

Vitamin D deficiency and risk for rheumatic diseases: an upd... : Current Opinion in
Rheumatology Vitamin D deficiency and risk for rheumatic diseases: an update : Current Opinion …

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 has been reported to influence physiological systems that extend far beyond its
established functions in calcium and bone homeostasis. Prominent amongst these are the …

Vitamin D is frequently prescribed by rheumatologists to prevent and treat osteoporosis.
Several observations have shown that vitamin D inhibits proinflammatory processes by …

Despite advancements synthesized by some recent meta-analyses, the relationship
between vitamin D and RA requires further evaluation. Further research is needed to confirm …

It is a good time to be involved with vitamin D. Under-recognized for so long, the past few
years have seen a flurry of research activity and the realization that this prohormone and its …