A high prevalence of vitamin D (calcidiol) serum deficiency has been described in several
autoimmune diseases, including multiple sclerosis (MS), rheumatoid arthritis (AR), and …

Depression is the most common debilitating psychiatric disease, the pathological
mechanisms of which are associated with multiple aspects of neural function. While recent …

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease affecting the central nervous system
(CNS), resulting from the interaction among genetic, epigenetic, and environmental factors …

The vitamin D binding protein (DBP) is the major plasma carrier for vitamin D and its
metabolites, but it is also an actin scavenger, and is the precursor to the immunomodulatory …

In recent years, the physiological and molecular functions of vitamin D (Vit-D) have been
deeply investigated. At first, Vit-D was considered a regulator of mineral and skeletal …

Polygenic diseases are caused by the joint contribution of a number of independently acting
or interacting polymorphic genes; the individual contribution of each gene may be small or …

Background Understanding of the role of vitamin D in health and disease has increased
markedly in the past decade, with its involvement extending well beyond traditional roles in …

The contribution of vitamin D insufficiency to the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis (MS) is
reviewed. Among the multiple recently discovered actions of vitamin D, an …

Vitamin D and multiple sclerosis: epidemiology, immunology,... : Current Opinion in Neurology
Vitamin D and multiple sclerosis: epidemiology, immunology, and genetics : Current Opinion …

Background Vitamin D deficiency is seen in a high proportion of people with established
psychotic disorders, but it is not known if this is present at onset of the illness. We set out to …