Background Vitamin D deficiency is often reported in people with chronic liver diseases.
Improving vitamin D status could therefore be beneficial for people with chronic liver …

Hypovitaminosis D is a worldwide disorder, with a high prevalence in the general population
of both Western and developing countries. In HIV patients, several studies have linked …

There is consistent evidence that vitamin D deficiency is strongly associated with liver
dysfunction, disease severity, and poor prognosis in patients with liver disease. Vitamin D …

Aim Although recent studies indicate that supplementation with vitamin D (VD) potentiates a
sustained viral response by interferon‐based therapy to chronic hepatitis C, detailed …

Vitamin D deficiency was common among patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC) and had
negative influence on treatment outcome. Correction of vitamin D deficiency improved …

BACKGROUND Vitamin D is a fat-soluble sterol derivative that is predominantly synthesized
in the liver and has multiple functions. The accumulative data showed that the clinical …

Vitamin D has been known for its anti-inflammatory properties. Extracts derived from
Lentinula edodes (Shiitake) edible mushroom exert an anti-inflammatory effect. These …

In the past few years, a growing body of clinical evidence has highlighted the risk of vitamin
D deficiency in patients with chronic hepatitis C and that vitamin D levels are associated with …

Surveillance of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is important for early detection. Imaging
tests including computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasonography …

Supplementation with vitamin D (VD) has been reported to improve the efficacy of interferon-
based therapy for chronic hepatitis C. We found that 25-hydroxyvitamin D 3 (25-(OH) D 3) …