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Does Systematic Use of Small Doses of Vitamin D Have Anti-Inflammatory Effects and Effectively Correct Deficiency Among Healthy Adults?

Anna Walawska-Hrycek, Eugeniusz Hrycek, Weronika Galus, Halina Jędrzejowska-Szypułka, Ewa Krzystanek

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Article in Nutrients, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Anna Walawska-HrycekDepartment of Neurology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, 40-752 Katowice, Poland.
Eugeniusz HrycekDepartment of Cardiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Kraków University, 30-705 Kraków, Poland.
Weronika GalusDepartment of Neurology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, 40-752 Katowice, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-6618-7013
Halina Jędrzejowska-SzypułkaDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Medical University of Silesia, 40-752 Katowice, Poland.
Ewa KrzystanekDepartment of Neurology, Faculty of Health Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, 40-635 Katowice, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-4441-3088

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Medical University of Silesia KNW-1-204/N/8/0
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Abstract

backgroundCalcitriol, beyond its well-established role in calcium and phosphate homeostasis, contributes to immunological processes. No known vitamin D dosage regimen effectively corrects the deficiency while accounting for immunoregulatory effects. Therefore, the purpose of this assessment was to determine whether regular administration of low doses of vitamin D might correct deficiency and have immunoregulatory effects.

methodsA total of 35 healthy volunteers were asked to supplement with vitamin D daily at a dosage of 500 or 1000 IU, depending on the degree of deficiency, for 12 months. At the beginning of the study and after the end of the supplementation period, concentrations of 25(OH)D; PTH; total calcium; inorganic phosphorus; and the inflammatory cytokines IL-17, IL-10, TGF-β, and IFN-γ were determined in all participants.

resultsCorrection of vitamin D deficiency was achieved with accompanying decreases in PTH and pro-inflammatory cytokine concentrations, while the concentration of anti-inflammatory cytokines remained stable.

conclusionsTherefore, regular vitamin D supplementation, even in small doses, effectively corrected the deficiency and had immunomodulatory effects.

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Anti-Inflammatory AgentsDietary SupplementsVitamin DVitamin D DeficiencyAdultCalciumCytokinesFemaleHealthy VolunteersHumansInterleukin-10MaleMiddle AgedParathyroid HormonePhosphorusYoung AdultAnti-Inflammatory AgentsCalciumCytokinesInterleukin-10Parathyroid HormonePhosphorusVitamin Dcytokinesimmunomodulationvitamin D deficiency

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