[HTML][HTML] Vitamin D and liver fibrosis: Molecular mechanisms and clinical studies

W Udomsinprasert, J Jittikoon - Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy, 2019 - Elsevier
Vitamin D plays a primary role in regulation of bone metabolism and calcium homeostasis.
Interestingly, emerging evidence suggests protective effects of vitamin D against liver …

Role of vitamin D in osteoarthritis: molecular, cellular, and clinical perspectives

T Mabey, S Honsawek - International journal of endocrinology, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Osteoarthritis is a debilitating and degenerative disease which affects millions of people
worldwide. The causes and mechanisms of osteoarthritis remain to be fully understood …

Misunderstanding the female athlete triad: refuting the IOC consensus statement on Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S)

MJ De Souza, NI Williams, A Nattiv, E Joy… - British journal of sports …, 2014 - bjsm.bmj.com
An IOC consensus group has recently introduced a new umbrella term, that is,'Relative
Energy Deficiency in Sport'(RED-S) to describe the physiological and pathophysiological …

Concerning the vitamin D reference range: pre-analytical and analytical variability of vitamin D measurement

D Ferrari, G Lombardi, G Banfi - Biochemia medica, 2017 - hrcak.srce.hr
Sažetak Unlike other vitamins, the vitamin D concentration in blood varies cyclically over the
course of the year in relation to genetic (gender, ethnicity, polymorphisms) and …

Serum vitamin D content is associated with semen parameters and serum testosterone levels in men

IM Ciccone, EMF Costa, JR Pariz… - Asian journal of …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
The present study aimed to evaluate the influence of serum vitamin D levels on semen
quality and testosterone levels. This is a cross-sectional study conducted at Androscience …

Scientific opinion on dietary reference values for calcium

EFSA Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and … - EFSA …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Following a request from the European Commission, the Panel on Dietetic Products,
Nutrition and Allergies derived Dietary Reference Values for calcium. These include …

Is there a link between vitamin D status, SARS‐CoV‐2 infection risk and COVID‐19 severity?

D Ferrari, M Locatelli, M Briguglio… - Cell Biochemistry and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The outbreak of COVID‐19 emerged in December 2019 rapidly spread across the globe and
has become pandemic. Little is known about the protective factors of this infection, which is …

Correlation of vitamin D levels with tear film stability and secretion in patients with dry eye syndrome

KW Jin, JW Ro, YJ Shin, JY Hyon, WR Wee… - Acta …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To investigate tear film stability and secretion according to serum 25‐
hydroxyvitamin D3 [25 (OH) D] levels in dry eye patients. Methods In this retrospective …

The role of vitamin D in adipogenesis

CF Dix, JL Barclay, ORL Wright - Nutrition reviews, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Vitamin D, a secosteroid predominately obtained by endogenous production, has in recent
years been linked to obesity and its comorbidities. The purpose of this review is to draw …

Long bone histology of the subterranean rodent Bathyergus suillus (Bathyergidae): ontogenetic pattern of cortical bone thickening

G Montoya‐Sanhueza, A Chinsamy - Journal of Anatomy, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Patterns of bone development in mammals are best known from terrestrial and cursorial
groups, but there is a considerable gap in our understanding of how specializations for life …