Extraskeletal Effects Of Vitamin Research Articles

Osteoporosis in a physician's practice

The paper deals with the problem of osteoporosis (OP) in patients with chronic somatic diseases. It gives the data available in the literature and the authors' findings on the prevalence of OP. Particular attention is paid on the pathogenetic aspects of a relationship between OP and cardiovascular diseases. The extraskeletal effects of vitamin Dз deficiency and the results of a 24-month follow-up of patients receiving various antiresorptive agents are described.

Vitamin D, Hypertension, Left Ventricular Hypertrophy, and Diastolic Dysfunction

The extra-skeletal effects of vitamin D have been increasingly recognized in the recent years and its effects on blood pressure and cardiac function are areas of active investigation. This article reviews the current state of knowledge about vitamin D with respect to blood pressure and left ventricular hypertrophy. Potential biological mechanisms implicated in linking vitamin D deficiency with hypertension and cardiac dysfunction are outlined along with data from both observational and randomized controlled trials on this topic.

Extraskeletal effects of vitamin D: Facts, uncertainties, and controversies

Vitamin D was long viewed as a hormone acting chiefly to regulate calcium-phosphate metabolism and bone mineralization. Over the last decade, however, basic science and clinical researchers have produced a bewildering amount of information on the extraskeletal effects of vitamin D. This article is a review of the clinical and biological actions of vitamin D including effects on the immune system, auto-immune diseases, infections, cancer, metabolic syndrome, fall risk, cognitive function, and muscle function.