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Filter by:High-Dose Vitamin D3 in the Treatment of Human Immune Deficiency Virus Patients, A Double-Blind Randomized Control Trial Human immunodeficiency virus is a key challenge for global health. Vitamin D deficiency is common in people living with HIV infection. Antiretroviral therapy may create unique risk factors for vitamin D insufficiency, including alterations of vitamin D metabolism by ART.
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an autosomal recessive disease caused by alterations in the Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (CFTR) gene, characterized by multisystemic alterations, mainly in the lung, intestine, sweat, and bile ducts. In addition to pulmonary involvement, the presence of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency also increases the risk of survival, as it is associated with malnutrition and deficiency of fat-soluble vitamins, such as vitamin D. Vitamin D, in addition to its role in bone health, in the case of CF patients with chronic inflammation, it has been suggested that many of the cytokines that regulate the inflammatory response contain elements that respond to vitamin D, so vitamin D could play an essential role in the regulation of the inflammatory response in CF, which could favor lung function. However, more than 50% of CF patients present vitamin D insufficiency or deficiency, despite the different schemes suggested for supplementation in different age groups, which suggests that new strategies are needed to normalize vitamin D levels, which will allow us to see its clinical effect on the inflammatory response, by decreasing the number of exacerbations and thus perpetuating or improving lung function, as well as on bone mineral health.
To study the effect of vitamin D supplementation on disease activity of SLE ( SLEDAI-2K ) and IL-6 level
GraviD is a multi-ethnic population-based pregnancy cohort. Pregnant women were invited to participate in the GraviD study when registering for antenatal care in parts of the region of Västra Götaland in Sweden in 2013-2014. All women registering for antenatal care were eligible for inclusion, as long as the pregnancy had not exceeded 16 gestational weeks. In total, 2125 pregnant women were recruited in gestational week 12 during two time-periods; fall 2013 and spring 2014. Blood sampling was performed in gestational week <17 and again at gestational week >31 by midwifes. After delivery, the maternity records were obtained, to collect information on child's gender, birth weight and length and other possible birth outcomes.
The lack of a pharmacological treatment in the COVID-19 pandemic has pushed scientists to search for this issue. Maintaining optimal health is parallel to adequate and balanced nutrition. In this context, can the protective properties of vitamin D play an important role in this pandemic? brought with it the thought. In this study, it was aimed to examine the effect of vitamin D on mortality and hospital stay in COVID-19 disease.
The hypocalcemia after total thyroidectomy is one of common surgical complications. It may be asymptomatic, but patients can complain of dysfunction around the mouth or extremities, stiffness or convulsion in severe cases. The incidence of transient hypocalcemia was 6.9-46%, and permanent hypocalcemia was reported to be 0.4-33%. It has been reported that the incidence of hypocalcemia after thyroidectomy is high when the difference in blood levels of parathyroid hormone and vitamin D is large before and after surgery. Therefore, it is a very important task to study the effect of using vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol), which has a better effect on the human body, on the prevention of hypocalcemia after total thyroidectomy with a long follow-up period after surgery. The department of surgery in Seoul National University Hospital intends to analyze the preventive effect "D-mac 30,000 IU" on postoperative hypocalcemia and safety of 'D-mac 30,000 IU" through a prospective randomized clinical trial. The incidence of postoperative hypocalcemia of the group taking orally taking vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) before surgery will be compared with that of the group not taking vitamin D3 before surgery. Patients who are enrolled in this RCT are allocated to the case group and the control group. Patients in the case group are taking 30,000 IU of vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) orally, and patients in the control group are not taking any drugs. Primary endpoint of this study is to evaluate the incidence of hypocalcemia. And secondary endpoints are to evaluate the recovery duration from postoperative hypocalcemia and the risk factors for postoperative hypocalcemia.
Hypovitaminosis D is common in the adult population, it affects at least 1 billion people worldwide, and in particular 80% of the French population according to the National Institute for Public Health Surveillance. Hypovitaminosis D is accompanied or complicated by deleterious health manifestations such as bone, immune and cancer diseases, neuromuscular disorders and a propensity to fall, for example. Hypovitaminosis D has also been associated with more complicated care pathways (increase in the severity of the reason for hospitalization, length of hospitalization, risk of in-hospital death). Prevention of these clinical events depends on correcting vitamin D status. In sick, dependent or fragile adults, natural intakes are generally insufficient. It is indeed accepted that hypovitaminosis D may not be treated effectively by dietary measures or by simple exposure to the sun in French latitudes. Drug supplementation is therefore necessary, with the objective of achieving a target concentration of circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25 (OH) D) of 75 nmol / L (30 ng / mL) in this population. Vitamin D supplementation, when properly conducted, corrects hypovitaminosis D, and has been associated with improved prognosis, especially life-saving, in therapeutic trials versus placebo. Such results lead the investigators to suggest that the identification and correction of hypovitaminosis D in hospitalized patients could represent a simple, effective and inexpensive strategy for improving hospital care pathways. In this perspective, the first step is to determine the prevalence, severity and clinical profile of hospitalized patients with hypovitaminosis D, as well as their course of care. To the investigators knowledge, there are no large-scale studies based on real-life data on this subject.
The aim of the current study is to evaluate the association between low serum vitamin D level and incidence of uterine leiomyoma in Egyptian women as the research hypothesis that low serum vitamin D is considered a risk factor for uterine leiomyoma
A Disintegrin-like And Metalloprotease with Thrombospondin type 1 motif 13 (ADAMTS13) deficiency was incriminated in poor prognosis, high probability of serious complications and mortality in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients. Interleukin 6 (IL-6) produced from AML blasts decreases Cluster of differentiation 34 positive(CD34+) cells differentiation, and inhibits the ADAMTS13 actions. Vitamin D "as an Immune-modulator" inhibits the pro-inflammatory cytokines including IL-6. So, supplementation of vitamin D might help down regulation of interleukin-6 production. Aim of the study To evaluate the potential relation between Vitamin D status, ADAMTS13 and IL-6 in AML patients. Objectives 1. Assess Vitamin D level in AML patients 2. Assess ADAMTS13 and IL-6 in AML patients 3. Correlate between Vitamin D level and both of ADAMTS13 and IL-6
Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is an immune-mediated disease characterized by diminished insulin secretion due to damage to islets of Langerhans in the pancreas, which eventually results in high levels of glucose in the blood. According to World Diabetes Foundation, in Palestine, 4.4% of diabetic patients are diagnosed with T1DM, while 95.3% are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) (World Diabetes Foundation, 2020). Observational studies have reliably provided evidence that T1DM patients with acceptable glycemic control have higher 25(OH)D levels than T1DM with lesser glycemic control. Additionally, it has been specified by some of the research-based studies that there is a strong connection between the deficiency of vitamin D and the incidence of T1DM. In interventional studies of T1DM children and adults, repletion of vitamin D in deficient individuals improved HbA1c in a period of 12 weeks. Participants were more likely to achieve HbA1c < 7.8% if they had higher 25(OH)D levels on week 12 than on baseline, especially if 25(OH)D levels were exceeded 51 nmol/l. According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), The Institute of Medicine's (IOM) recommended Upper Limit (UL) for chronic Vitamin D intake for infants (children less than 1 year of age) is 25 mcg/day (1,000 IU/d), and for children age 1 year and older the recommended UL is 50 mcg/day (2,000 IU/d) (Institute of Medicine Standing Committee on the Scientific Evaluation of Dietary Reference Intakes, 1997). Despite a large amount of evidence from observational and experimental studies supporting the effects of vitamin D on glucose metabolism and the immune system, results from clinical studies remain inconsistent, which makes it impossible to recommend vitamin D supplementation for the treatment of T1DM. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the status of vitamin D among T1DM children for vitamin and to examine the effects of vitamin D supplementation on glycemic control in children with T1DM. This is the first randomized controlled trial that studied the effects of vitamin D supplementation on glycemic control among T1DM children in the Gaza Strip, Palestine.