Vitamin D as a drug.

Franco Bagnoli, Martina Casucci, Annalisa Rossetti, Sara Nappini, Sara Cecchi, Stefania Toti, Maria Beatrice Franci

Journal: The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians 2012;24 Suppl 1():7-11

PMID: 21942582

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Abstract

Vitamin D has an important role in bone-metabolism (and its deficiency can cause preterm osteopenia, craniotabe and rickets), but it has also non-calcitropic functions. In fact, vitamin D deficiency is correlated to chronic kidney disease, respiratory infections, type 1 diabetes, psoriasis, Crohn disease and neonatal hypocalcemia. Because of the vitamin D deficiency is a global problem, its role as a drug is fundamental for the human health in all ages.

Address: Department of Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Reproductive Medicine, University of Siena, Italy. [email protected]

DOI: 10.3109/14767058.2011.607559

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MeSH Terms: Bone Diseases, Developmental, Child, Crohn Disease, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1, Humans, Hypocalcemia, Infant, Newborn, Infant, Newborn, Diseases, Kidney Failure, Chronic, Rickets, Vitamin D, Vitamin D Deficiency