Immunomodulatory actions of vitamin D in various immune-related disorders: a comprehensive review

A Ghaseminejad-Raeini, A Ghaderi, A Sharafi… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
For many years, vitamin D has been acknowledged for its role in maintaining calcium and
phosphate balance. However, in recent years, research has assessed its …

Vitamin D and genetic susceptibility to multiple sclerosis

C Scazzone, L Agnello, G Bivona, B Lo Sasso… - Biochemical …, 2021 - Springer
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease affecting the central nervous system
(CNS), resulting from the interaction among genetic, epigenetic, and environmental factors …

Ultraviolet radiation, vitamin D and multiple sclerosis

RM Lucas, SN Byrne, J Correale… - Neurodegenerative …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
There is compelling epidemiological evidence that the risk of developing multiple sclerosis
is increased in association with low levels of sun exposure, possibly because this is …

Association between vitamin D receptor (VDR) polymorphisms and the risk of multiple sclerosis (MS): an updated meta-analysis

D Imani, B Razi, M Motallebnezhad, R Rezaei - BMC neurology, 2019 - Springer
Background The association between the Vitamin D Receptor (VDR) gene polymorphism
and the risk of Multiple sclerosis (MS) has been evaluated in several researches. However …

The association of vitamin D receptor polymorphisms with multiple sclerosis in a case-control study from Kuwait

RA Al-Temaimi, A Al-Enezi, A Al-Serri, R Al-Roughani… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Vitamin D deficiency is associated with several diseases including multiple sclerosis (MS).
Several factors influence vitamin D levels and its optimal multi-function maintenance. Our …

Vitamin D receptor genetic polymorphisms and the risk of multiple sclerosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis

A Mohammadi, A Azarnezhad, H Khanbabaei… - Steroids, 2020 - Elsevier
There are conflicting results regarding the exact effect of the vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene
polymorphisms on the susceptibility to multiple sclerosis (MS). Therefore, we aimed to …

Predisposing role of vitamin D receptor (VDR) polymorphisms in the development of multiple sclerosis: A case-control study

R Abdollahzadeh, MS Fard, F Rahmani… - Journal of the …, 2016 - Elsevier
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory, demyelinating, and neurodegenerative
disease of the central nervous system (CNS) with a complex etiology. Given the Vitamin D …

Association between VDR polymorphisms and multiple sclerosis: systematic review and updated meta-analysis of case-control studies

YJ Zhang, L Zhang, SY Chen, GJ Yang, XL Huang… - Neurological …, 2018 - Springer
Vitamin D receptor (VDR) polymorphisms have been inconsistently investigated in multiple
sclerosis (MS). However, published studies demonstrated differences concerning design …

Positive correlation between vitamin D receptor gene FokI polymorphism and colorectal cancer susceptibility in South‐Khorasan of Iran

M Moossavi, N Parsamanesh… - Journal of cellular …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a global public health problem. Despite the major milestone in
early diagnosis and treatment of colorectal cancer, the prevalence of CRC rates is still rising …

EBV and vitamin D status in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis patients with a unique cytokine signature

A Nejati, Z Shoja, S Shahmahmoodi… - Medical microbiology …, 2016 - Springer
Multiple sclerosis, a debilitating autoimmune and inflammatory disease of the central
nervous system, is associated with both infectious and non-infectious factors. We …