Vitamin D in human immunodeficiency virus infection: influence on immunity and disease

MÁ Jiménez-Sousa, I Martínez, LM Medrano… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
People living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection typically have
hypovitaminosis D, which is linked to a large number of pathologies, including immune …

Vitamin D and Covid-19: an update on evidence and potential therapeutic implications

G Murdaca, G Pioggia, S Negrini - Clinical and Molecular Allergy, 2020 - Springer
The world is now experiencing its third major epidemic of coronavirus (CoV) infections
began in Wuhan, Hubei, China, in late 2019 and named COVID-19. After an initial explosive …

A single-oral bolus of 100,000 IU of cholecalciferol at hospital admission did not improve outcomes in the COVID-19 disease: the COVID-VIT-D—a randomised …

JB Cannata-Andía, A Díaz-Sottolano, P Fernández… - BMC medicine, 2022 - Springer
Background Vitamin D status has been implicated in COVID-19 disease. The objective of the
COVID-VIT-D trial was to investigate if an oral bolus of cholecalciferol (100,000 IU) …

Vitamin D and airway infections: a European perspective

A Zittermann, S Pilz, H Hoffmann, W März - European journal of medical …, 2016 - Springer
Vitamin D has immuno-modulatory properties, and deficient levels of circulating 25-
hydroxyvitamin D (< 30 nmol/l) may contribute to increased risk of infectious illnesses. This …

Osteoporosis and HIV infection

E Biver - Calcified Tissue International, 2022 - Springer
Life expectancy of people living with HIV (PLWH) is now close to that of the HIV-uninfected
population. As a result, age-related comorbidities, including osteoporosis, are increasing in …

The relationship between vitamin D and infections including COVID-19: any hopes?

R Taha, S Abureesh, S Alghamdi… - … journal of general …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Vitamin D is proposed to have a potential role in the pathogenicity, clinical presentation,
prognosis, complications, and treatment of several diseases. In addition to its well-known …

The potential protective role of vitamin D supplementation on HIV-1 infection

N Alvarez, W Aguilar-Jimenez, MT Rugeles - Frontiers in immunology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
HIV infection remains a global and public health issue with the incidence increasing in some
countries. Despite the fact that combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) has decreased …

Aging with HIV in the ART era

E Kaplan-Lewis, JA Aberg, M Lee - Seminars in diagnostic pathology, 2017 - Elsevier
In the current era of therapy for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), life expectancy for
persons living with HIV (PLWH) approaches that of the general population. This newly …

[PDF][PDF] Vitamin deficiency as risk factor for SARS-CoV-2 infection: correlation with susceptibility and prognosis.

A Allegra, A Tonacci, G Pioggia… - European Review for …, 2020 - researchgate.net
OBJECTIVE: In 2019, an infection provoked by SARS-CoV-2 virus arose in Wuhan, China.
Currently, there is still no definite and efficacious therapy for SARS-CoV-2 infection …

Effects of sunlight exposure and vitamin D supplementation on HIV patients

NS Akimbekov, RA Ortoski, MS Razzaque - The Journal of steroid …, 2020 - Elsevier
Unlike many vitamins derived predominantly from food sources, vitamin D is produced
endogenously in the skin upon exposure to sunlight. Ethnicity, skin pigmentation …