Vitamin D metabolites as clinical markers in autoimmune and chronic disease.
Blaney GP, Albert PJ, Proal AD.
Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2009 Sep;1173:384-90.
PMID: 19758177
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2009.04875.x
Association study on two vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms and vitamin D metabolites in multiple sclerosis.
Smolders J, Damoiseaux J, Menheere P, Tervaert JW, Hupperts R.
Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2009 Sep;1173:515-20.
PMID: 19758194
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2009.04656.x
Discussion: We found no association of the Apal and Taql VDR gene SNPs with MS or with vitamin D metabolism in our population. Further research should assess the complex interaction between vitamin D, the VDR, and susceptibility to MS.
Review article: vitamin D acquisition and breast cancer risk.
Pérez-López FR, Chedraui P, Haya J.
Reprod Sci. 2009 Jan;16(1):7-19. Review.
PMID: 19144887
DOI: 10.1177/1933719108327595
Conclusions: Although there are controversial results, it seems plausible that sufficient endogenous vitamin D levels may have a protective function on mammary cells, reducing breast cancer risk.
Vitamin D's days of obscurity seem pretty much over. Once just an afterthought to most people-relegated to the sides of milk cartons and the pages of medical texts-it's now on the cusp of becoming a full-fledged disease prevention star. Although vitamin D has long been known as an important factor in bone health, a quickly growing body of evidence now shows that it may also help lower the risk of cancer, heart disease, and even premature death.[1], [2] Not surprisingly, scientists and the public have started to take note, particularly of vitamin D's potential to protect against cancer
Vitamin D and Cancer Mini-Symposium: The Risk of Additional Vitamin D.
Vieth R.
Ann Epidemiol. 2009 Apr 11. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 19364661
doi:10.1016/j.annepidem.2009.01.009
Immunosteroid as a regulator for Th1/Th2 balance: its possible role in autoimmune diseases.
Matsuzaki J, Tsuji T, Imazeki I, Ikeda H, Nishimura T.
Autoimmunity. 2005 Aug;38(5):369-75. Review.
PMID: 16227152
Why "Vitamin D" is not a hormone, and not a synonym for 1,25-dihydroxy-vitamin D, its analogs or deltanoids.
Vieth R.
J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol. 2004 May;89-90(1-5):571-3.
PMID: 15225841
doi:10.1016/j.jsbmb.2004.03.037
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'Vitamin D Induces Innate Antibacterial Responses in Human Trophoblasts via an Intracrine Pathway.\nLiu N, Kaplan AT, Low J, Nguyen L, Liu GY, Equils O, Hewison M.\nBiol Reprod. 2009 Mar;80(3):398-406. Epub 2008 Nov 12.\nPMID: 19005165DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.108.073577
Back to the future: a new look at 'old' vitamin D.
Chun RF, Adams JS, Hewison M.
J Endocrinol. 2008 Aug;198(2):261-9. Epub 2008 May 21.
PMID: 18495944
DOI: 10.1677/JOE-08-0170
Cutting edge: vitamin D-mediated human antimicrobial activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis is dependent on the induction of cathelicidin.\nLiu PT, Stenger S, Tang DH, Modlin RL.\nJ Immunol. 2007 Aug 15;179(4):2060-3.\nPMID: 1767546