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N Gueli1, W Verrusio, A Linguanti
1Department of Aging Science, Policlinico Umberto I, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico, 155, I-00161 Roma, Italy.
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.
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