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This meta-analysis produced a corroboration that vitamin D supplement has a preventive effect on influenza, and vitamin D supplementation in winter seems to have better effect of preventing influenza than in all seasons according to subgroup analysis (winter vs. all seasons).
16 sie 2018 · A survey of the literature data generates some controversies and doubts about the possible role of vitamin D for the prevention of influenza infections. However, there are data obtained in vitro or in vivo which denote the antiviral activity of vitamin D in the case of influenza.
15 lut 2017 · A new global collaborative study has confirmed that vitamin D supplementation can help protect against acute respiratory infections. The study, a participant data meta-analysis of 25 randomized controlled trials including more than 11,000 participants, has been published online in The BMJ.
7 sty 2022 · Background: Vitamin D supplementation improves the immune function of human body and can be a convenient way to prevent influenza. However, evidence on the protective effect of vitamin D supplementation on influenza from Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) is inconclusive.
2 kwi 2020 · This article reviews the roles of vitamin D in reducing the risk of respiratory tract infections, knowledge about the epidemiology of influenza and COVID-19, and how vitamin D supplementation might be a useful measure to reduce risk.
On completion of this article, you should be able to (1) recognize patients at risk for vitamin D deficiency, (2) optimally use and interpret serum vitamin D testing, and (3) determine the optimal vitamin D therapy required to treat or prevent vitamin D deficiency in adults.
16 sie 2018 · Vitamin D generates many extraskeletal effects due to the vitamin D receptor (VDR) which is present in most tissues throughout the body. The possible role of vitamin D in infections is implied from its impact on the innate and adaptive immune responses.
