Vitamin d and child health: From the controversy to the novel therapeutic approaches

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Title: Vitamin d and child health: From the controversy to the novel therapeutic approaches
Authors: Diego G. Peroni, Giulia Nuzzi, Roberto Bernardini, Massimo Landi, Alberto Martelli, Carlo Capristo, Pasquale Comberiati
Source: Global Pediatrics, Vol 7, Iss , Pp 100100- (2024)
Publisher Information: Elsevier, 2024.
Publication Year: 2024
Collection: LCC:Pediatrics
Subject Terms: Vitamin D, Child, Metabolism, Immune system, Viral infections, Asthma, Pediatrics, RJ1-570
More Details: Vitamin D (VitD) is a vitamin essential for human life. In addition to its well-known activities on phospho-calcium metabolism and bone mineralization, we start to know its actions at extraskeletal levels, due to the presence of its receptor and the 1α-hydroxylase enzyme in many cells of the body, especially on the cells of the immune system. The controversy on the indications for the use of VitD is extremely debated, perhaps a little less so in pediatric age, where in addition to the undoubted musculoskeletal effects there is much evidence on the immune system effects. In this review, we will examine the actions of VitD and the correlation between its deficit and the development of some pathologies.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 2667-0097
Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667009723000660; https://doaj.org/toc/2667-0097
DOI: 10.1016/j.gpeds.2023.100100
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/64ac0e8782014a7ab61bb5a091cdff81
Accession Number: edsdoj.64ac0e8782014a7ab61bb5a091cdff81
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:26670097
DOI:10.1016/j.gpeds.2023.100100
Published in:Global Pediatrics
Language:English