title: [Vitamin D: vitamin from the past and hormone of the future].
abstract: In the last decade there has been a rising recognition of potential clinical significance of the vitamin D. Vitamin D regulates about 3% of the human genome. Thus, vitamin D deficiency is common and high in various populations across the world including Croatia. In this paper vitamin D metabolism and up to date knowledge of vitamin D function in calcium metabolism, muscular function and in prevention of infection, malignancy, autoimmune and cardiovascular diseases is presented. Reasons for pandemic vitamin D deficiency and guidelines for vitamin D supplementation are given.
authors: Klinika za reumatske bolesti i rehabilitaciju, KBC Zagreb. nadica_laktasic@yahoo.com
authors: Nadica
authors: N
authors: Laktasić-Zerjavić
authors: Mirko
authors: M
authors: Korsić
authors: Zeljka
authors: Z
authors: Crncević-Orlić
authors: Branimir
authors: B
authors: Anić
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014808:Vitamin D Deficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D014807:Vitamin D