The vitamin D receptor is expressed in multiple cells of the body (other than osteoblasts),
including beta cells and cells involved in immune modulation (such as mononuclear cells …

Viral infections have been a cause of mortality for several centuries and continue to
endanger the lives of many, specifically of the younger population. Vitamin D has long been …

Vitamin D has long been recognized as essential to the skeletal system. Newer evidence
suggests that it also plays a major role regulating the immune system, perhaps including …

Vitamin D is synthesized predominantly in the liver and functions as an important
secosteroid hormone with pleiotropic effects. While its key regulatory role in calcium and …

Background Hypovitaminosis D has been recently recognized as a worldwide epidemic.
Since vitamin D exerts significant metabolic activities, comprising free fatty acids (FFA) flux …

Evidence exists that vitamin D has a potential antimicrobial activity and its deficiency has
deleterious effects on general well-being and longevity. Vitamin D may reduce the risk of …

Evidence suggests an association between low serum 25‐hydroxy‐vitamin D3 [25 (OH) D3]
levels and the presence and prognosis of liver disease. Vitamin D receptor (VDR) has been …

Chronic liver disease (CLD) and several related extrahepatic manifestations such as hepatic
osteodystrophy are associated with deficiency of vitamin D, which has therefore been …

AIM: To determine whether adding vitamin D, a potent immunomodulator, improves the
hepatitis C virus (HCV) response to antiviral therapy. METHODS: Seventy-two consecutive …

Vitamin D supplementation was reported to improve the probability of achieving a sustained
virological response when combined with antiviral treatment against hepatitis C virus (HCV) …