Vascular endothelium maintains vascular homeostasis through liberating a spectrum of
vasoactive molecules, both protective and harmful regulators of vascular tone, structural …

Recent evidence revealed extra skeleton activity of vitamin D, including prevention from
cardiometabolic diseases and cancer development as well as anti-inflammatory properties …

The endothelium can evoke relaxations of the underlying vascular smooth muscle, by
releasing vasodilator substances. The best‐characterized endothelium‐derived relaxing …

Numerous studies have shown that vitamin D deficiency is very common in modern societies
and is perceived as an important risk factor in the development of insulin resistance and …

Hypertension is one of the major predisposing factors for neurodegenerative disease
characterized with activated renin-angiotensin system (RAS) in both periphery and brain …

Deficiency in vitamin D (VitD), a lipid-soluble vitamin and steroid hormone, affects
approximately 24% to 40% of the population of the Western world. In addition to its well …

Vitamin D is the sunshine vitamin that has been produced on this earth for more than 500
million years. During exposure to sunlight 7-dehydrocholesterol in the skin absorbs UV B …

The classical function of Vitamin D, which involves mineral balance and skeletal
maintenance, has been known for many years. With the discovery of vitamin D receptors in …

Vitamin D deficiency has been linked to the onset of diabetes. This review summarizes the
role of Vitamin D in maintaining the normal release of insulin by the pancreatic beta cells (β …

Introduction: Vitamin D has been primarily studied as an important factor influencing bone
and calcium metabolism. Metabolites of vitamin D are essential for whole-body calcium …