The role of vitamin D in seasonal acute respiratory viral infections and COVID-19

A link between vitamin D deficiency and susceptibility to infectious diseases was suggested over a hundred years ago. Epidemiological studies show a strong association between seasonal fluctuations in vitamin D levels and the incidence of various infectious diseases, including septic shock, acute respiratory infections, and influenza. Our understanding of vitamin D metabolism and its extra-skeletal functions has improved significantly over the past three decades, and the discovery that the vitamin D receptor and 1a-hydroxylase, an enzyme needed to convert vitamin D to its active form, is present in the cells of the immune system, revolutionized in this area. Recent studies have shown that vitamin D regulates the expression of specific endogenous antimicrobial peptides in immune cells, modulates the immune response and the course of autoimmune processes; these actions indicate the potential role of vitamin D in modulating the immune response to various infectious diseases. This publication reviews the literature on the effects of vitamin D on immunity, its potential in the prevention and treatment of viral diseases, with a particular focus on COVID-19.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:92

Enthalten in:

Terapevticheskii arkhiv - 92(2020), 11 vom: 26. Dez., Seite 98-105

Sprache:

Russisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Pigarova, E A [VerfasserIn]
Povalyaeva, A A [VerfasserIn]
Dzeranova, L K [VerfasserIn]
Rozhinskaya, L Y [VerfasserIn]
Mokrysheva, N G [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

1406-16-2
Acute respiratory distress syndrome
COVID-19
CYP28B1
Cholecalciferol
Coronavirus infection
Immunity
Journal Article
VDR
Vitamin D

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Date Completed 17.03.2021

Date Revised 17.03.2021

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.26442/00403660.2020.11.000785

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NLM322773350