Authors: Elamir YM, Amir H, Lim S, Rana Y, Lopez CG, Omar A PMID: 34508882 PMCID: PMC8425676 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2021.116175 Abstract The systemic illness associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection results in hospitalization rate of 380.3 hospitalizations per 100,000 population, overwhelming health care systems. Vitamin D regulates expression of approximately 11,000 genes spanning many physiologic functions that include [...]

Vitamin D: modulator of the immune system. Current Opinion in Pharmacology 2010; 10:482-96. 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3) (1,25(OH)(2)D(3)), the active form of vitamin D, is known to regulate calcium and phosphorus metabolism, thus being a key-player in bone-formation.