Vitamin D, infections and immunity

A Ismailova, JH White - Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders, 2022 - Springer
Vitamin D, best known for its role in skeletal health, has emerged as a key regulator of innate
immune responses to microbial threat. In immune cells such as macrophages, expression of …

Obesity and infection: what have we learned from the COVID-19 pandemic

E Vassilopoulou, RS Bumbacea, AK Pappa… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Objective The critical role played by the nutritional status in the complications, duration of
hospitalization and mortality in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS …

Evidence for the efficacy of a high dose of vitamin D on the hyperinflammation state in moderate-to-severe COVID-19 patients: a randomized clinical trial

N Sarhan, AE Abou Warda, RM Sarhan, MS Boshra… - Medicina, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background and Objectives: Vitamin D supplementation plays a key effect in lowering
cytokine storms among COVID-19 patients by influencing the activity of the renin …

[HTML][HTML] Vitamin D deficiency and COVID-19: A case-control study at a tertiary care hospital in India

N Nimavat, S Singh, P Singh, SK Singh… - Annals of Medicine and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background As the pandemic COVID-19 affected developing and developed countries,
there is no proven treatment options available yet. The anti-inflammatory, antiviral and …

Vitamin D status and COVID-19 severity

S Kalichuran, SA van Blydenstein… - … African Journal of …, 2022 - journals.co.za
Background Age, body mass index (BMI) and pre-existing comorbidities are known risk
factors of severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). In this study we explore the …

Promising role of Vitamin D and plant metabolites against COVID-19: Clinical trials review

R Srivastava, N Singh, T Kanda, S Yadav, S Yadav… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Vitamin D possesses immunomodulatory qualities and is protective against respiratory
infections. Additionally, it strengthens adaptive and cellular immunity and boosts the …

An epidemiological investigation to evaluate the link between hypovitaminosis D and COVID-19

S Singh, N Nimavat, C Singh, A Ranjan… - Journal of Family …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has become a global threat, with an inexplicable
course of action and suboptimal response to the multitudes of therapies being tried. Vitamin …

Assessment of vitamin d status among egyptian covid-19 patients

MAS Ahmed, MNS Atta, MAL Aboul-Seoud… - The Egyptian Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Background The COVID-19 outbreak has increased awareness of vitamin D's (Vit-D)
potential advantages for both prevention and treatment. Adequate vitamin D levels are …

[HTML][HTML] The relationship between vitamin D levels and severity in illness in COVID-19 patients: a cross-sectional study

N Nimavat, S Singh, D Patel, P Singh, MM Hasan… - Cureus, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Introduction: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic hit the world badly with
high mortality. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection …

[PDF][PDF] Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among COVID-19 patients: A cross-sectional study

BK Agrawal, SP Yadav, S Kalia, A Yadav… - International Journal of …, 2022 - academia.edu
1656 compared. This study included 200 COVID-19 patients. Among total patients, males
(57.5%) were represented more than females (42.5%). The mean age of the patients was …