Active Vitamin D activates chondrocyte autophagy to reduce osteoarthritis.

PMID:  Biochem Cell Biol. 2019 Dec 9. Epub 2019 Dec 9. PMID: 31815524 Abstract Title:  Active Vitamin D activates chondrocyte autophagy to reduce osteoarthritis via mediating the AMPK/mTOR signaling pathway. Abstract:  Osteoarthritis (OA) is a common joint degenerative disease. Vitamin D (VD) is essential for bone function in human body. We hypothesized that active VD …

Vitamin D deficiency was significantly associated with poorer pulmonary functions and higher hospitalization numbers in asthma patients.

PMID:  Caspian J Intern Med. 2019 ;10(4):377-382. PMID: 31814934 Abstract Title:  Are 25(OH) D concentrations associated with asthma control and pulmonary function test? Abstract:  Background: The relationship between vitamin D and asthma is still under investigation. We aimed to evaluate the association between serum vitamin D levels and clinical characteristics of asthma, and the impact …

Circulating vitamin D levels and Alzheimer’s disease.

PMID:  J Alzheimers Dis. 2019 Dec 2. Epub 2019 Dec 2. PMID: 31815694 Abstract Title:  Circulating Vitamin D Levels and Alzheimer's Disease: A Mendelian Randomization Study in the IGAP and UK Biobank. Abstract:  Observational studies strongly supported the association of low levels of circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) and cognitive impairment or dementia in aging populations. …

Vitamin D promotes the cisplatin sensitivity of oral squamous cell carcinoma.

PMID:  Cell Death Dis. 2019 Dec 9 ;10(12):936. Epub 2019 Dec 9. PMID: 31819048 Abstract Title:  Vitamin D promotes the cisplatin sensitivity of oral squamous cell carcinoma by inhibiting LCN2-modulated NF-κB pathway activation through RPS3. Abstract:  Chemoresistance is a major cause of cancer progression and the mortality of cancer patients. Developing a safe strategy for …

Vitamin D deficiency induces the excitation/inhibition brain imbalance and the proinflammatory shift.

PMID:  Int J Biochem Cell Biol. 2019 Dec 7:105665. Epub 2019 Dec 7. PMID: 31821883 Abstract Title:  Vitamin D deficiency induces the excitation/inhibition brain imbalance and the proinflammatory shift. Abstract:  Vitamin Dis among the major neurosteroids whose role in developing and adult brain is intensely studied now. Its active form 1,25(OH)Dregulates the expression and functioning …

Serum Vitamin D deficiency was associated with mild cognitive impairment and dementia.

PMID:  Rev Invest Clin. 2019 ;71(6):381-386. PMID: 31823966 Abstract Title:  ASSOCIATION OF VITAMIN D WITH MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT AND ALZHEIMER'S DEMENTIA IN OLDER MEXICAN ADULTS. Abstract:  Background: It has been proposed that Vitamin D helps reduce the accumulation of cerebralβ-amyloid-42 by innate immune stimulation and phagocytosis activation. An association between low Vitamin D levels and …

Vitamin D and depression: mechanisms, determination and application.

PMID:  Asia Pac J Clin Nutr. 2019 ;28(4):689-694. PMID: 31826364 Abstract Title:  Vitamin D and depression: mechanisms, determination and application. Abstract:  Depression is the most common debilitating psychiatric disease, the pathological mechanisms of which are associated with multiple aspects of neural function. While recent evidence has consistently suggested that a suboptimal vitamin D status is …

These findings suggest that vitamin D supplementation may ameliorate symptoms of major depressive disorder.

PMID:  J Mol Neurosci. 2019 Dec 13. Epub 2019 Dec 13. PMID: 31836995 Abstract Title:  Vitamin D Supplementation Ameliorates Severity of Major Depressive Disorder. Abstract:  Major depressive disorder is a serious neuropsychiatric disease that leads to significant impairment in social functioning and increased morbidity and mortality. Low vitamin D (25-OH D) levels have been hypothesized …

Vitamin D increases remyelination by promoting oligodendrocyte lineage differentiation.

PMID:  Brain Behav. 2019 Dec 13:e01498. Epub 2019 Dec 13. PMID: 31837111 Abstract Title:  Vitamin D increases remyelination by promoting oligodendrocyte lineage differentiation. Abstract:  INTRODUCTION: Several experimental studies have suggested the potential remyelinating effects of vitamin D (VitD) supplements regardless of the presence of VitD deficiency. This study aims to analyze neurogenesis in a model …

Vitamin D deficiency was associated with more active and severe disease in arthritis patients.

PMID:  J Rheumatol. 2019 Dec 15. Epub 2019 Dec 15. PMID: 31839594 Abstract Title:  Association between Vitamin D deficiency and disease activity, disability and radiographic progression in early rheumatoid arthritis. The ESPOIR cohort. Abstract:  OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association of baseline serum level of vitamin D (vitD) with disease activity, disability and radiographic damage over …

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