Abstract |
Besides increasing calcium absorption in the bowel and promoting the normal formation and mineralization of bone, vitamin D exerts relevant pleiotropic effects in different tissues. Serum levels of vitamin D show correlation with the risk of infections, cardiovascular diseases, cancer and autoimmune disorders. The possible therapeutic role of vitamin D in different kind of diseases: inflammatory, immunologic, infectious and neoplastic ones, explains the growing interest in this vitamin due to its pleiotropic effects, and makes it a candidate to become a potential drug in the next future.
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Authors | N Gueli, W Verrusio, A Linguanti, F Di Maio, A Martinez, B Marigliano, M Cacciafesta |
Journal | Archives of gerontology and geriatrics
(Arch Gerontol Geriatr)
2012 Jan-Feb
Vol. 54
Issue 1
Pg. 222-7
ISSN: 1872-6976 [Electronic] Netherlands |
PMID | 21458871
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved. |
Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Humans
- Vitamin D
(blood, metabolism, pharmacology, therapeutic use)
- Vitamin D Deficiency
(physiopathology)
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