title: Minireview: Vitamin D: is there a role in extraskeletal health?
abstract: In recent years, vitamin D has received increased attention due to the resurgence of vitamin D deficiency and rickets in developed countries together with the identification of extraskeletal vitamin D receptor-mediated actions, suggesting unexpected benefits of vitamin D in health and diseases. Although there is increased awareness of the importance of vitamin D, the role of vitamin D in extraskeletal health has been a matter of debate. In this review, we will summarize what is known and indicate the questions that remain and need to be addressed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, New Jersey Medical School, 185 South Orange Avenue E609, Newark, New Jersey 07103, USA. christak@umdnj.edu
authors.forename: Sylvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Christakos
authors.forename: Hector F
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: DeLuca
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002117:Calcitriol / Q000502:physiology; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006706:Homeostasis; D006801:Humans; D007107:Immune System / Q000502:physiology; D008264:Macrophages / Q000378:metabolism; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control; D010920:Placenta / Q000378:metabolism; D011247:Pregnancy; D018167:Receptors, Calcitriol / Q000502:physiology; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D018167:Receptors, Calcitriol; D014807:Vitamin D; D002117:Calcitriol; D002118:Calcium