Auhtors: Bartley J PMID: 21133662 DOI: 10.1586/eri.10.102 Abstract In the preantibiotic era, TB of the skin was treated successfully with UV light. By the 1920s, pulmonary TB was being treated with regular sun exposure. During the last decade, basic laboratory research into the antimicrobial actions of vitamin D has provided new insights into these historical [...]

In the preantibiotic era, TB of the skin was treated successfully with UV light. By the 1920s, pulmonary TB was being treated with regular sun exposure. During the last decade, basic laboratory research into the antimicrobial actions of vitamin D has provided new insights into these historical observations.

Auhtors: Proietti S, Cucina A, D'Anselmi F, Dinicola S, Pasqualato A, Lisi E, Bizzarri M PMID: 21091766 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.2010.00824.x Abstract Melatonin and vitamin D3 inhibit breast cancer cell growth and induce apoptosis, but they have never been combined as a breast cancer treatment. Therefore, we investigated whether their association could lead to an enhanced anticancer [...]

Auhtors: Brandi ML PMID: 22460535 PMCID: PMC3213838 Abstract Many arguments are favouring a renewed interest in vitamin D physiology, with a consequent increase in the number of scientific publications and media reports (1). Not surprisingly, TIME magazine nominated vitamin D as one of the “top medical breakthroughs” in the December issue of 2007. This vigorous [...]

Auhtors: Baeke F, Takiishi T, Korf H, Gysemans C, Mathieu C PMID: 20427238 DOI: 10.1016/j.coph.2010.04.001 Abstract 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3) (1,25(OH)(2)D(3)), the active form of vitamin D, is known to regulate calcium and phosphorus metabolism, thus being a key-player in bone-formation. However 1,25(OH)(2)D(3) also has a physiological role beyond its well-known role in skeletal homeostasis. Here, we [...]

Authors: Heaney RP, Armas LA, Shary JR, Bell NH, Binkley N, Hollis BW PMID: 18541563 DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/87.6.1738 Abstract Background: Neither the efficiency of the 25-hydroxylation of vitamin D nor the steady state relation between vitamin D(3) and 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] has been studied in humans. Objective: We aimed to examine the relation between serum vitamin [...]

Auhtors: Holick MF PMID: 17634462 DOI: 10.1056/NEJMra070553 Abstract Once foods in the United States were fortified with vitamin D, rickets appeared to have been conquered, and many considered major health problems from vitamin D deficiency resolved. But vitamin D deficiency is common. This review considers the role of vitamin D in skeletal and nonskeletal health [...]

Auhtors: Vieth R PMID: 15225842 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2004.03.038 Abstract The physiologic range for circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 [25(OH)D; the measure of Vitamin D nutrient status] concentration in humans and other primates extends to beyond 200 nmol/L (>80 ng/mL). This biologic "normal" value is greater than current population norms for 25(OH)D. Concentrations of 25(OH)D that correlate with desirable [...]

Auhtors: Chapuy MC, Preziosi P, Maamer M, Arnaud S, Galan P, Hercberg S, Meunier PJ PMID: 9425501 DOI: 10.1007/s001980050030 Abstract The vitamin D status of a general adult urban population was estimated between November and April in 1569 subjects selected from 20 French cities grouped in nine geographical regions (between latitude 43 degrees and 51 [...]