More attention should be paid to the comprehensive biological effects of vitamin D on human beings

VernacularTitle:应该高度关注维生素D在人体中的广泛生物学作用
Author: Mingcai QIU ; Zhongshu MA
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Vitamin D; Antiinfection; Intestinal absorption of calcium and phosphate
From: Chinese Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism 2013;29(10):825-826
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: [Summary] Vitamin D is one of the fat-soluble vitamins which,eventually through activation in the liver and kidneys within the human body,becomes an important hormone——1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3.Not only may 1,25dihydroxyvitamin D3 promote calcium and phosphate absorption by the intestine,but also stimulate the macrophages to secrete a protein(cathelicidin) which is able to digest the microbacterias,including viruses and bacteria,playing an antiinfective effects.Theofore,a proper supplementation of vitamin D would be beneficial for human health.