ReviewInternational journal of general medicine2021
The Relationship Between Vitamin D and Infections Including COVID-19: Any Hopes?
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27 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 44 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pooled it
- High Dose Intramuscular Vitamin D3 Supplementation Impacts the Gut Microbiota of Patients WithFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2022Trial
- Vitamin D as an Immuno-Endocrine Modulator: Discovering Its Role in Autoimmune Disorders and Host Defense Mechanisms.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Vitamin D deficiency and risk of surgical site infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol.Systematic reviews · 2026Article
- Prevalence and correlates of vitamin D deficiency in primary school children of South Asian, White European, Black African and Caribbean and White European origin: a cross-sectional survey (2004-2007) in London, Birmingham and Leicester.The British journal of nutrition · 2025Article
- Voluntary vitamin D testing: a decade-long study of utilisation patterns and impact on deficiency outcomes in Taiwan.Public health nutrition · 2025Article
- Vitamin D and COVID-19: Clinical Evidence and Immunological Insights.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Correlation Between Vitamin D Deficiency (25(OH)D3) and the Severity of Purulent Oropharyngeal Infections.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Impact of Nutritional Counseling on Knowledge and Lifestyle Related to Immunity Among Academic University Staff in Lima (Peru) During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2025Article
- AnCurrent drug discovery technologies · 2025Article
- Vitamin D and gut microbiome in preterm infants.BMC pediatrics · 2024Article
- COVID-19, Nutrients and Lifestyle Eating Behaviors: A Narrative Review.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Review
- Structural diversification of vitamin D using microbial biotransformations.Applied microbiology and biotechnology · 2024Review
- Exploring the Preventive Potential of Vitamin D against Respiratory Infections in Preschool-Age Children: A Cross-Sectional Study.Nutrients · 2024Article
- Potential Advantages of a Well-balanced Nutrition Regimen for People Living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type -1.Journal of AIDS and HIV treatment · 2024Article
- The Effects of Vitamin D Supplementation on Respiratory Infections in Children under 6 Years Old: A Systematic Review.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- An investigation of the correlation of vitamin D status and management outcomes in patients with severe COVID-19 at a South African tertiary hospital.IJID regions · 2023Article
- Article
- Vitamin D as a Nutri-Epigenetic Factor in Autoimmunity-A Review of Current Research and Reports on Vitamin D Deficiency in Autoimmune Diseases.Nutrients · 2022Review
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8 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Vitamin D is proposed to have a potential role in the pathogenicity, clinical presentation, prognosis, complications, and treatment of several diseases. In addition to its well-known role in calcium metabolism, vitamin D regulates both innate and adaptive immunity, and subsequently modulates the antiviral and antibacterial inflammatory immune responses. In view of the emerging coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, searching for potential therapeutic and protective strategies is of urgent interest, and vitamin D is one of the promising agents in this field. In this review, we present data from literature that supports the promising role of vitamin D in treatment and/or prevention of several infections including severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). This review summarizes vitamin D metabolism and its role in inflammation, thrombosis and immune regulation. It also reviews, in short, the role of vitamin D and the impact of its deficiency in several infections namely tuberculosis, influenza, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and SARS-CoV-2. Considering the roles of vitamin D on immune modulation, controlling of thrombosis, and attacking several microorganisms, the current review will elaborate on the association between these salient roles of vitamin D and the pathogenicity of various infectious agents including COVID-19. Consequently, the comprehensive finding of the current review shows a possible significant impact of vitamin D supplement as a hope in preventing, treating, and/or improving the progression of certain infections, specifically during the worldwide attempts to fight against the COVID-19 pandemic and minimize the severity of health complications encountered accordingly. In addition, avoiding a status of vitamin D deficiency to obtain its positive effects on the immune system and its protective mechanism during infections will be a general benefit overall.
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