Vitamin D and Respiratory Tract Infections: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Respiratory Epithelial Cells Convert Inactive Vitamin D to Its Active Form: Potential Effects on Host Defense

(2014) S. Hansdottir et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

High Doses of Vitamin D to Reduce Exacerbations in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

(2013) An Lehouck et al.   ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE

Vitamin D supplementation for severe pneumonia — A randomized controlled trial

(2012) Nidhi Choudhary et al.   INDIAN PEDIATRICS

Effect of Vitamin D3Supplementation on Upper Respiratory Tract Infections in Healthy Adults

(2012) David R. Murdoch et al.   JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Bolus-dose vitamin D and prevention of childhood pneumonia

(2012) Adrian R Martineau   LANCET

Effect on the incidence of pneumonia of vitamin D supplementation by quarterly bolus dose to infants in Kabul: a randomised controlled superiority trial

(2012) Semira Manaseki-Holland et al.   LANCET

Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

(2012) Rafael Lozano et al.   LANCET

Vitamin D — Baseline Status and Effective Dose

(2012) Robert P. Heaney   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Randomized Trial of Vitamin D Supplementation and Risk of Acute Respiratory Infection in Mongolia

(2012) C. A. Camargo et al.   PEDIATRICS

Vitamin D accelerates resolution of inflammatory responses during tuberculosis treatment

(2012) A. K. Coussens et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Vitamin D and lung disease

(2012) Paul E Pfeffer et al.   THORAX

Vitamin D3supplementation in patients with frequent respiratory tract infections: a randomised and double-blind intervention study

(2012) Peter Bergman et al.   BMJ Open

Regulation of vitamin D metabolism

(2011) Helen L. Henry   BEST PRACTICE & RESEARCH CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM

Short-term and long-term consequences and concerns regarding valid assessment of vitamin D deficiency

(2011) Bruce W. Hollis   CURRENT OPINION IN CLINICAL NUTRITION AND METABOLIC CARE

Vitamin D supplementation in children may prevent asthma exacerbation triggered by acute respiratory infection

(2011) Paweł Majak et al.   JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY

Cholecalciferol Plus Calcium Suppresses Abnormal PBMC Reactivity in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis

(2011) Samantha Kimball et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM

Antibacterial effects of vitamin D

(2011) Martin Hewison   Nature Reviews Endocrinology

Antiviral Activity and Increased Host Defense against Influenza Infection Elicited by the Human Cathelicidin LL-37

(2011) Peter G. Barlow et al.   PLoS One

Vitamin D supplementation did not prevent influenza-like illness as diagnosed retrospectively by questionnaires in subjects participating in randomized clinical trials

(2011) Rolf Jorde et al.   SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Randomized trial of vitamin D supplementation to prevent seasonal influenza A in schoolchildren

(2010) Mitsuyoshi Urashima et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION

Effect of High-Dosage Cholecalciferol and Extended Physiotherapy on Complications After Hip Fracture

(2010) Heike A. Bischoff-Ferrari   ARCHIVES OF INTERNAL MEDICINE

Both high and low serum vitamin D concentrations are associated with tuberculosis: a case–control study in Greenland

(2010) Nina O. Nielsen et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION

Vitamin D Supplementation for the Prevention of Acute Respiratory Tract Infection: A Randomized, Double‐Blinded Trial among Young Finnish Men

(2010) Ilkka Laaksi et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 Modulates Cytokine Production Induced by Candida albicans: Impact of Seasonal Variation of Immune Responses

(2010) Ai-Leng Khoo et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Effects of vitamin D supplementation to children diagnosed with pneumonia in Kabul: a randomised controlled trial

(2010) Semira Manaseki-Holland et al.   TROPICAL MEDICINE & INTERNATIONAL HEALTH

Treatment of Vitamin D Deficiency Increases Lower Limb Muscle Strength in Institutionalized Older People Independently of Regular Physical Activity: A Randomized Double-Blind Controlled Trial

(2009) Linda D.F. Moreira-Pfrimer et al.   ANNALS OF NUTRITION AND METABOLISM

Association Between Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Level and Upper Respiratory Tract Infection in the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

(2009) Adit A. Ginde et al.   ARCHIVES OF INTERNAL MEDICINE

A randomized controlled trial of vitamin D3 supplementation for the prevention of symptomatic upper respiratory tract infections

(2009) M. LI-NG et al.   EPIDEMIOLOGY AND INFECTION

Apparently conclusive meta-analyses may be inconclusive—Trial sequential analysis adjustment of random error risk due to repetitive testing of accumulating data in apparently conclusive neonatal meta-analyses

(2008) Jesper Brok et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY

Global vitamin D levels in relation to age, gender, skin pigmentation and latitude: an ecologic meta-regression analysis

(2008) T. Hagenau et al.   OSTEOPOROSIS INTERNATIONAL