Vitamin D deficiency and critical illness
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1000-6699.2013.10.021
- VernacularTitle:维生素D缺乏与危重症
- Author:
Jieyu HU
;
Zuojie LUO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
25-hydroxyvitamin D;
Vitamin D deficiency;
Critical illness
- From:
Chinese Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
2013;29(10):908-911
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
[Summary] There is growing awareness of the importance of vitamin D beyond maintenance of musculoskeletal health.Vitamin D has been shown to have extensive biological functions,including modulating immune function,inhibiting cellular proliferation,inducing differentiation,promoting apoptosis.Vitamin D deficiency is highly prevalent in critically ill patients,and it may impact the severity of illness and contribute to lessthan-optimal outcomes.Vitamin D plays an important role in preventing the development of critical illness based on its pleiotropic actions,thus holding a profound prospective with respect to an adjunctive therapy in critically ill patients.
