Vitamin D as a drug

J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2011 Oct:24 Suppl 1:7-11. doi: 10.3109/14767058.2011.607559.

Abstract

Vitamin D has an important role in bone-metabolism (and its deficiency can cause preterm osteopenia, craniotabe and rickets), but it has also non-calcitropic functions. In fact, vitamin D deficiency is correlated to chronic kidney disease, respiratory infections, type 1 diabetes, psoriasis, Crohn disease and neonatal hypocalcemia. Because of the vitamin D deficiency is a global problem, its role as a drug is fundamental for the human health in all ages.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Bone Diseases, Developmental / blood
  • Bone Diseases, Developmental / etiology
  • Bone Diseases, Developmental / prevention & control
  • Child
  • Crohn Disease / drug therapy
  • Crohn Disease / etiology
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / drug therapy
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / etiology
  • Humans
  • Hypocalcemia / blood
  • Hypocalcemia / congenital
  • Hypocalcemia / drug therapy
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infant, Newborn, Diseases / drug therapy
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic / drug therapy
  • Rickets / drug therapy
  • Rickets / etiology
  • Vitamin D / blood
  • Vitamin D / therapeutic use*
  • Vitamin D Deficiency / complications
  • Vitamin D Deficiency / diagnosis
  • Vitamin D Deficiency / drug therapy*
  • Vitamin D Deficiency / epidemiology

Substances

  • Vitamin D