Infections and autoimmunity—the Immune System and vitamin D: a systematic review

SJ Wimalawansa - Nutrients, 2023 - mdpi.com
Both 25-autoimmunity and (25 (OH) D: calcifediol) and its active form, 1, 25-dihydroxyvitamin
D (1, 25 (OH) 2D: calcitriol), play critical roles in protecting humans from invasive pathogens …

The role of vitamin D and its molecular bases in insulin resistance, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and cardiovascular disease: state of the art

C Argano, L Mirarchi, S Amodeo, V Orlando… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
In the last decade, an increasing awareness was directed to the role of Vitamin D in non-
skeletal and preventive roles for chronic diseases. Vitamin D is an essential hormone in …

The role of vitamin D in the prevention and treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infection: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

J Meng, X Li, W Liu, Y Xiao, H Tang, Y Wu, Y Xiong… - Clinical Nutrition, 2023 - Elsevier
Summary Background Vitamin D (VitD) has been shown to be important for the immune
response of the respiratory system, but the preventive and therapeutic effects of vitamin D …

Physiological basis for using vitamin D to improve health

SJ Wimalawansa - Biomedicines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Vitamin D is essential for life—its sufficiency improves metabolism, hormonal release,
immune functions, and maintaining health. Vitamin D deficiency increases the vulnerability …

Association of Vitamin D with severity and outcome of COVID-19: Clinical and Experimental Evidence

G Renieris, S Foutadakis, T Andriopoulou… - Journal of Innate …, 2023 - karger.com
Introduction: The role of vitamin in COVID-19 remains controversial. We investigated the
association between endogenous vitamin D and the severity of COVID-19 as well as the …

25 Hydroxyvitamin D serum concentration and COVID-19 severity and outcome—a retrospective survey in a Romanian hospital

A Topan, M Lupse, M Calin, C Jianu, DC Leucuta… - Nutrients, 2023 - mdpi.com
Interest in the immunomodulatory function of vitamin D has grown since the COVID-19
pandemic started. Our study investigated the possible association between vitamin D …

Methylprednisolone therapy induces differential metabolic trajectories in severe COVID-19 patients

VI Mwangi, RLA Netto, MGS Borba, GF Santos… - Msystems, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Corticosteroids have become a choice for managing severe COVID-19, but the molecular
mechanisms behind the response after corticosteroid administration remain incompletely …

[HTML][HTML] The sunlight-vitamin D Connection: implications for patient outcomes in the surgical intensive care unit

TD Nagaria, RK Shinde, S Shukla, S Acharya… - Cureus, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
This review delves into the intricate relationship between Vitamin D and patient outcomes in
the Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU). Vitamin D, known for its multifaceted roles in …

The Power of Vitamin D: Is the Future in Precision Nutrition through Personalized Supplementation Plans?

M Mavar, T Sorić, E Bagarić, A Sarić, M Matek Sarić - Nutrients, 2024 - mdpi.com
In the last few decades, vitamin D has undeniably been one of the most studied nutrients.
Despite our ability to produce vitamin D through sunlight exposure, its presence in several …

Pharmacological evaluation of vitamin D in COVID-19 and long COVID-19: Recent studies confirm clinical validation and highlight metformin to improve VDR …

AA Gomaa, YA Abdel-Wadood, RH Thabet… - …, 2024 - Springer
Nearly four years after its first appearance, and having gone from pandemic to endemic, the
SARS-CoV-2 remains out of control globally. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the …