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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2024

Vitamin D Supplementation in Neonatal and Infant MIS-C Following COVID-19 Infection.

Manuela Rizzi, Vincenzo Avellis, Alessandro Messina, Chiara Germano, Elena Tavella, Valentina Dodaro, Raffaele Vitale, Alberto Revelli, Paolo Zola, Simonetta Picone and 5 more

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
2.1field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Review
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  4. COVID-19: Lessons Learned from Molecular and Clinical Research.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  5. COVID-19 in Children and Vitamin D.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
    Review
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Manuela RizziDepartment of Health Sciences (DiSS), Università del Piemonte Orientale (UPO), 28100 Novara, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6174-7111
Vincenzo AvellisSchool of Medicine, University of Turin, 10124 Turin, Italy.
Alessandro MessinaSchool of Medicine, University of Turin, 10124 Turin, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6868-036X
Chiara GermanoSant'Anna Hospital, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Turin, 10126 Turin, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6951-3803
Elena TavellaSchool of Medicine, University of Turin, 10124 Turin, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3396-0609
Valentina DodaroSant'Anna Hospital, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Turin, 10126 Turin, Italy.
Raffaele VitaleSchool of Medicine, University of Turin, 10124 Turin, Italy.
Alberto RevelliSchool of Medicine, University of Turin, 10124 Turin, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5797-3722
Paolo ZolaSchool of Medicine, University of Turin, 10124 Turin, Italy.
Simonetta PiconeNeonatology and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Policlinico Casilino, 00169 Rome, Italy.
Pier Michele PaolilloNeonatology and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Policlinico Casilino, 00169 Rome, Italy.
Vito MondìNeonatology and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Policlinico Casilino, 00169 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8473-6861
Bianca MasturzoSant'Anna Hospital, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Turin, 10126 Turin, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5243-0940
Paolo ManzoniSant'Anna Hospital, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Turin, 10126 Turin, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1340-3493
Pier Paolo SainaghiIRCAD (Interdisciplinary Research Center of Autoimmune Diseases), Università del Piemonte Orientale (UPO), 28100 Novara, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8322-9158
Ospedale Sant'Anna · ITPoliclinico Casilino · ITUniversità degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale “Amedeo Avogadro” · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To date, the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic still represents a great clinical challenge worldwide, and effective anti-COVID-19 drugs are limited. For this reason, nutritional supplements have been investigated as adjuvant therapeutic approaches in disease management. Among such supplements, vitamin D has gained great interest, due to its immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory actions both in adult and pediatric populations. Even if there is conflicting evidence about its prevention and/or mitigation effectiveness in SARS-CoV-2 infection, several studies demonstrated a strict correlation between hypovitaminosis D and disease severity in acute COVID-19 and MIS-C (multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children). This narrative review offers a resume of the state of the art about vitamin D's role in immunity and its clinical use in the context of the current pandemic, specially focusing on pediatric manifestations and MIS-C. It seems biologically reasonable that interventions aimed at normalizing circulating vitamin D levels could be beneficial. To help clinicians in establishing the correct prophylaxis and/or supportive therapy with vitamin D, well-designed and adequately statistically powered clinical trials involving both adult and pediatric populations are needed. Moreover, this review will also discuss the few other nutraceuticals evaluated in this context.

Indexed as

COVID-19Systemic Inflammatory Response SyndromeAdultChildDietary SupplementsHumansInfantInfant, NewbornSARS-CoV-2Vitamin DVitaminsVitamin DVitaminsCOVID-19immunitymultisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C)SARS-CoV-2vitamin D

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PMID38612523
PMCPMC11011671
OpenAlexW4393218648

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