A. Grant, A Avenell, Marion Campbell, Andrew M. McDonald et al.
Background Elderly people who have a fracture are at high risk of another. Vitamin D and calcium supplements are often recommended for fracture prevention. We aimed to assess whether vitamin D3 and calcium, either alone or in combination, were effective in prevention of secondary fractures. Methods ...
Nurshad Ali
The outbreak of COVID-19 has created a global public health crisis. Little is known about the protective factors of this infection. Therefore, preventive health measures that can reduce the risk of infection, progression and severity are desperately needed. This review discussed the possible roles o...
Peter Timms
BACKGROUND: Vitamin-D deficiency and vitamin-D receptor genotype (VDR) are risk factors for several disorders with inflammatory components, including coronary heart disease (CHD) and diabetes, though the mechanisms involved are unclear. AIM: To examine the hypothesis that vitamin D status modulates ...
B Ogunkolade, Barbara J. Boucher, Jean M. Prahl, Stephen A. Bustin et al.
Associations have been reported between vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene polymorphisms, type 1 diabetes, insulin secretion, and the insulin resistance syndrome. As VDR polymorphisms have no known functional significance, these findings may implicate a variant of the VDR gene or a locus in linkage diseq...
Daniel Roth, Shaun K. Morris, Stanley Zlotkin, Alison D. Gernand et al.
BACKGROUND: It is unclear whether maternal vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy and lactation improves fetal and infant growth in regions where vitamin D deficiency is common. METHODS: We conducted a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial in Bangladesh to assess the effects of week...
Mahbubul H. Siddiqee, Badhan Bhattacharjee, Umme Ruman Siddiqi, Mohammad Meshbahur Rahman
Abstract Background Vitamin-D deficiency is linked to a wide range of chronic and infectious diseases. Body of literature suggested that the prevalence of this deficiency can have geographical variation. Although vitamin D deficiency is frequently reported in the South Asian population, the scarcity...
Roth DE, Rashed Shah, Black Re, A. H. Baqui
AIM: Acute lower respiratory tract infection (ALRI) is the most important global cause of childhood death. Micronutrient deficiencies may increase the risk of ALRI. A case-control study was conducted to assess the association between vitamin D status and ALRI in rural Bangladesh. METHODS: Children a...
Akhirunnesa Mily, Rokeya Sultana Rekha, S. M. Mostafa Kamal, Abu Saleh Mohammad Arifuzzaman et al.
BACKGROUND: Development of new tuberculosis (TB) drugs and alternative treatment strategies are urgently required to control the global spread of TB. Previous results have shown that vitamin D3 (vitD3) and 4-phenyl butyrate (PBA) are potent inducers of the host defense peptide LL-37 that possess ant...
P.R. Fischer
To understand nutritional rickets in Bangladesh better, 14 rachitic and 13 'unaffected' children were evaluated. Seventy per cent of children with active rickets had no evidence of either vitamin D deficiency or familial rickets. Rickets in Bangladesh is probably related to calcium deficiency. Abnor...
Md Asiful Islam, Shahad Saif Khandker, Sayeda Sadia Alam, Przemysław Kotyla et al.
BACKGROUND Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a systemic autoimmune disease where chronic inflammation and tissue or organ damage is observed. Due to various suspected causes, inadequate levels of vitamin D (a steroid hormone with immunomodulatory effects) has been reported in patients with SLE, ...
Daniel Roth, Abdullah Al Mahmud, Rubhana Raqib, Evana Akhtar et al.
BACKGROUND: Antenatal vitamin D status may be associated with the risk of adverse pregnancy and neonatal outcomes; however, the benefits of vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy remain unknown. METHODS: We conducted a double-blind placebo-controlled randomized trial to evaluate the effect of hi...
Md. Zahirul Islam, Mohammed Akhtaruzzaman, Christel Lamberg‐Allardt
The present cross-sectional study was designed to evaluate the vitamin D status in three groups of women in Bangladesh by using serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (S-25-OHD), alkaline phosphatase (S-ALP), calcium (S-Ca) and phosphate (S-P). Sampling was undertaken at three locations in the city of Dhaka, Ban...
Rahul Chanchlani, Paul Nemer, Rajiv Sinha, Lena Nemer et al.
Rickets is a common bone disease worldwide that is associated with disturbances in calcium and phosphate homeostasis and can lead to short stature and joint deformities. Rickets can be diagnosed based on history and physical examination, radiological features, and biochemical tests. It can be classi...
MZ Islam, Christel Lamberg‐Allardt, M Kärkkäinen, Terhi A. Outila et al.
Objective The study was designed to evaluate the vitamin D status in women of different physiological status of two socio-economic groups in Bangladesh. Design A cross-sectional study, using serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-OHD), calcium, phosphorus and alkaline phosphatase activity. Setting Two region...
Md Mahbub Ullah, Christian A. Koch, S. Tamanna, Salma Rouf et al.
Maternal vitamin D deficiency has been proposed as a risk factor for preeclampsia, but no significant studies have been conducted to evaluate its relationship with eclampsia. Our goal in this study was to assess the prevalence and potential risk of vitamin D deficiency for both preeclampsia and ecla...