Naslov
Vitamin D: vitamin prošlosti, hormon budućnosti
(Vitamin D: vitamin from the past and hormone of the future)

Autori
Laktašić Žerjavić, Nadica ; KOršić, Mirko ; Crnčević Orlić, Željka ; Anić, Branimir

Izvornik
Liječnički vijesnik (0024-3477) 133 (2011); 194-203

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, pregledni rad, ostalo

Ključne riječi
Vitamin D - metabolizam; farmakologija; analozi i derivati; način uporabe i doziranje; Nedostatak vitamina D - epidemiologija; etiologija; komplikacije; farmakoterapija; prehrambeni dodaci
(Vitamin D - metabolism; pharmacology; analogs and derivatives; administration and dosage; Vitamin D deficiency - epidemiology; etiology; complications; drug therapy; Dietary supplements)

Sažetak
In the last decade there has been a rising recognition of potential clinical significance of the vitamin D. Vitamin D regulates about 3% of the human genome. Thus, vitamin D deficiency is common and high in various populations across the world including Croatia. In this paper vitamin D metabolism and up to date knowledge of vitamin D function in calcium metabolism, muscular function and in prevention of infection, malignancy, autoimmune and cardiovascular diseases is presented. Reasons for pandemic vitamin D deficiency and guidelines for vitamin D supplementation are given.

Izvorni jezik
Hrvatski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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