Background Vitamin D plays a key role in gut immunity and maintenance of the mucosal
barrier. Vitamin D deficiency (VDD) worsens ulcerative colitis (UC) and its supplementation …

Background The renin–angiotensin system (RAS) is activated in inflammatory bowel
disease (IBD), and vitamin D deficiency aggravates the development of colitis, but the …

Background & Aims The latitudinal gradient effect is described for several autoimmune
diseases including celiac disease in the United States. However, the association between …

The incidence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is increasing and the pathogenesis is
still not completely understood. Micronutrients like vitamin D [25 (OH) D] and zinc play an …

1260 JAVMA• Vol 250• No. 11• June 1, 2017 secretion, and improvement of hematopoiesis.
17 In people, vitamin D deficiency (hypovitaminosis D) has been associated with a multitude …

Background The study aim was to obtain epidemiological data on vitamin D levels for the
pediatric population in Japan. We assessed the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and …

Vitamin D is a cyclopentane polyhydrophenanthrene compound involved mainly in bone
health and calcium metabolism but also autophagy, modulation of the gut microbiota, cell …

Background Lateral elbow tendinopathy (LET) is a common condition affecting adults.
Although a lack of treatment consensus continues to prompt numerous effectiveness studies …

Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are chronic conditions of unknown etiology and
immunomediated pathogenesis. In the last years, the comprehension of the complex …

Nuclear receptors (NRs) are ligand‐dependent transcription factors that regulate the
transcription of target genes. Previous epidemiological and genetic studies have …