- ►sediabetes.org [PDF] C Mathieu, C Gysemans, A Giulietti, R … - Diabetologia, 2005 - Springer Abstract Vitamin D deficiency predisposes individuals to type 1 and type 2
diabetes, and receptors for its activated form—1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D 3
—have been identified in both beta cells and immune cells. Vitamin D ... Cited by 126 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 8 versions
- ►direct-ms.org [PDF] C Mathieu, K Badenhoop - Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2005 - Elsevier Recent evidence suggests a role for vitamin D in pathogenesis and prevention of
diabetes mellitus. Active vitamin D, 1α,25(OH) 2 D 3 , prevents type 1 diabetes
in animal models, modifies T-cell differentiation, modulates dendritic cell ... Cited by 72 - Related articles - All 6 versions
- ►ynet.co.il [PDF] Y Arnson, H Amital, Y Shoenfeld - Annals of the rheumatic diseases, 2007 - ard.bmjjournals.com.p.angrylapdog.com Vitamin D is frequently prescribed by rheumatologists to prevent and treat
osteoporosis. Several observations have shown that vitamin D inhibits
proinflammatory processes by suppressing the enhanced activity of immune ... Cited by 62 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 8 versions
- ►ecmaj.com KM Gillespie - Canadian Medical Association Journal, 2006 - ecmaj.com Type 1 diabetes results from the autoimmune destruction of insulin-producing ß
cells in the pancreas. Genetic and, as yet undefined, environmental factors act
together to precipitate the disease. The excess mortality associated with ... Cited by 61 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 13 versions
- ►ujaen.es [PDF] JM Valdivielso, E Fernandez - Clinica Chimica Acta, 2006 - Elsevier The vitamin D endocrine system is central to the control of bone and calcium
homeostasis. Thus, alterations in the vitamin D pathway lead to disturbances in
mineral metabolism. Furthermore, a role for vitamin D has been suggested in ... Cited by 46 - Related articles - All 4 versions
- ►endojournals.org R Bouillon, G Carmeliet, L Verlinden, E van … - Endocrine Reviews, 2008 - Endocrine Soc The vitamin D endocrine system is essential for calcium and bone homeostasis.
The precise mode of action and the full spectrum of activities of the vitamin D
hormone, 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D [1,25-(OH) 2 D], can now be better ... Cited by 32 - Related articles - All 6 versions
- ►nih.gov R Bailey, JD Cooper, L Zeitels, DJ Smyth, … - Diabetes, 2007 - Am Diabetes Assoc OBJECTIVE—Epidemiological studies have linked vitamin D deficiency with the
susceptibility to type 1 diabetes. Higher levels of the active metabolite
1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D (1α,25(OH) 2 D) could protect from immune ... Cited by 28 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 9 versions
E Kawasaki, N Matsuura, K Eguchi - Diabetologia, 2006 - Springer Abstract Type 1 diabetes is a multifactorial disease which results from a
T-cell-mediated autoimmune destruction of the pancreatic beta cells in
genetically predisposed individuals. The risk for individuals of developing ... Cited by 28 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 3 versions
- ►oxfordjournals.org SW Guo, VL Magnuson, JJ Schiller, X Wang, … - American journal of epidemiology, 2006 - Oxford Univ Press Several polymorphisms in the vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene have been reported to
be associated with the risk of developing type 1 diabetes, yet published
findings have been conflicting. In this study, the authors attempted to ... Cited by 24 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 12 versions
- ►geno-type.com [PDF] AF Reis, OM Hauache, G Velho - Diabetes and Metabolism, 2005 - Elsevier The Vitamin D endocrine system regulates multiple aspects of calcium metabolism
and cellular differentiation and replication in the immune system, endocrine
pancreas, liver, skeletal muscles and adipocytes. It plays an important ... Cited by 22 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 4 versions
