title: Vitamin D as a drug.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Reproductive Medicine, University of Siena, Italy. lusini2@unisi.it
authors.forename: Franco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bagnoli
authors.forename: Martina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Casucci
authors.forename: Annalisa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rossetti
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nappini
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cecchi
authors.forename: Stefania
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Toti
authors.forename: Maria Beatrice
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Franci
mesh_terms: D001848:Bone Diseases, Developmental / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D002648:Child; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D006996:Hypocalcemia / Q000097:blood / Q000151:congenital / Q000188:drug therapy; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000188:drug therapy; D012279:Rickets / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000097:blood / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014808:Vitamin D Deficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D014807:Vitamin D