title: Should vitamin D supplementation be a regular part of asthma care?
abstract: Vitamin D (vitD3) deficiency occurs frequently and has profound effects on health, especially asthma. This article examines how current knowledge of vitD3 actions and the worldwide distribution of vitD3 deficiency influences everyday clinical allergy practice. Within the limits of current knowledge, the article concisely explains the molecular nature of vitD3 actions, reviews key vitD3 research as it applies to clinical care, answers questions about the potential clinical impact of low vitD3 levels, and discusses use and safety of vitD3 supplements.
authors.affiliation: Cape Cod Hospital, 27 Park Street, Hyannis, MA 02601, USA; Laryngology & Otology, Harvard University, 25 Shattuck Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary, 243 Charles Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA. Electronic address: docbruce@comcast.net.
authors.forename: Bruce R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Gordon
mesh_terms: D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000628:therapy; D019587:Dietary Supplements; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014808:Vitamin D Deficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D014807:Vitamin D
keywords: Allergy; Asthma; Calcidiol; Calcitriol; Hypersensitivity; Immunotherapy; Vitamin D; Vitamin D3