Vitamin D Research Today is a free monthly online journal that collates and summarizes the latest research about Vitamin D, including details on sources, melanin, benefits, deficiency, supplements, calcium absorption.

Volume 6 (2009), Issue 8 (August)

1. 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels inversely associate with risk for developing coronary artery calcification.
   J Am Soc Nephrol, 20(8): 1805-12. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Supplementing dairy steers and organically managed dairy cows with synthetic vitamin D3 is unnecessary at pasture during exposure to summer sunlight.
   J Dairy Res, 76(3): 372-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. 1alpha,25(OH)(2) vitamin D(3) induction of ATP secretion in osteoblasts.
   J Bone Miner Res, 24(8): 1450-60. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Vitamin D status, bone mineral density, and the development of radiographic osteoarthritis of the knee: The Rotterdam Study.
   J Clin Rheumatol, 15(5): 230-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Calcium, parathyroid hormone, and vitamin D: major determinants of chronic pain in hemodialysis patients.
   Clin J Am Soc Nephrol, 4(8): 1374-80. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Long-term effect of calcium-vitamin D(3) fortified milk on blood pressure and serum lipid concentrations in healthy older men.
   Eur J Clin Nutr, 63(8): 993-1000. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels and rate of hip bone loss in older men.
   J Clin Endocrinol Metab, 94(8): 2773-80. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Prognostic effects of 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels in early breast cancer.
   J Clin Oncol, 27(23): 3757-63. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Peripheral blood regulatory T cell measurements correlate with serum vitamin D levels in patients with multiple sclerosis.
   J Neuroimmunol, 213(1): 135-41. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Intravenous calcitriol versus paricalcitol in haemodialysis patients with severe secondary hyperparathyroidism.
    Nephrology (Carlton), 14(5): 488-92. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Breastfeeding does not protect against urinary tract infection in the first 3 months of life, but vitamin D supplementation increases the risk by 76%.
    Clin Pediatr (Phila), 48(7): 750-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. The calcitonin/calcitonin gene related peptide-alpha gene is not required for 1alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3-mediated suppression of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis.
    Arch Biochem Biophys, 488(2): 105-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Retinoic acid cross-talk with calcitriol activity in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar).
    J Endocrinol, 202(3): 473-82. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Vitamin D and bone physiology: demonstration of vitamin D deficiency in an implant osseointegration rat model.
    J Prosthodont, 18(6): 473-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. 1alpha,25(OH)2D3 and its 3-epimer promote rat lung alveolar epithelial-mesenchymal interactions and inhibit lipofibroblast apoptosis.
    Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol, 297(3): L496-505. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Long-term therapeutic effect of vitamin D analog doxercalciferol on diabetic nephropathy: strong synergism with AT1 receptor antagonist.
    Am J Physiol Renal Physiol, 297(3): F791-801. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. The full-length calcium-sensing receptor dampens the calcemic response to 1alpha,25(OH)2 vitamin D3 in vivo independently of parathyroid hormone.
    Am J Physiol Renal Physiol, 297(3): F720-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. Commentary. On the epidemiology of influenza: reply to Radonovich et al.
    Virol J, 6: 121. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. Relation of body fat indexes to vitamin D status and deficiency among obese adolescents.
    Am J Clin Nutr, 90(3): 459-67. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. Increased levels of 25 hydroxyvitamin D and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D after rosuvastatin treatment: a novel pleiotropic effect of statins?
    Cardiovasc Drugs Ther, 23(4): 295-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. Vitamin D: bone and beyond, rationale and recommendations for supplementation.
    Am J Med, 122(9): 793-802. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Chondrocyte-specific modulation of Cyp27b1 expression supports a role for local synthesis of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 in growth plate development.
    Endocrinology, 150(9): 4024-32. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration and cognitive impairment.
    J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol, 22(3): 188-95. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. 1,25(OH)2 vitamin d inhibits foam cell formation and suppresses macrophage cholesterol uptake in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
    Circulation, 120(8): 687-98. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. Dietary vitamin D and cancers of the oral cavity and esophagus.
    Ann Oncol, 20(9): 1576-81. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. Predisposition to vitamin D deficiency osteomalacia and rickets in females is linked to their 25(OH)D and calcium intake rather than vitamin D receptor gene polymorphism.
    Clin Endocrinol (Oxf), 71(3): 334-40. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. Clinical implications of a possible role of vitamin D in multiple sclerosis.
    J Neurol, 256(9): 1468-79. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. Role of vitamin D treatment in glucose metabolism in polycystic ovary syndrome.
    Fertil Steril, 92(3): 1053-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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