title: Vitamin D: drug of the future. A new therapeutic approach.
abstract: Besides increasing calcium absorption in the bowel and promoting the normal formation and mineralization of bone, vitamin D exerts relevant pleiotropic effects in different tissues. Serum levels of vitamin D show correlation with the risk of infections, cardiovascular diseases, cancer and autoimmune disorders. The possible therapeutic role of vitamin D in different kind of diseases: inflammatory, immunologic, infectious and neoplastic ones, explains the growing interest in this vitamin due to its pleiotropic effects, and makes it a candidate to become a potential drug in the next future.
authors: Department of Aging Science, Policlinico Umberto I, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico, 155, I-00161 Roma, Italy.
authors: N
authors: N
authors: Gueli
authors: W
authors: W
authors: Verrusio
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Linguanti
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Di Maio
authors: A
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authors: Martinez
authors: B
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authors: Marigliano
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authors: Cacciafesta
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014808:Vitamin D Deficiency / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D014807:Vitamin D