Role of Vitamin D in Cardiovascular Diseases

Role of Vitamin D in Cardiovascular Diseases

Vitamin D represents a group of secosteroids involved in the calcium and phosphate metabolism. The active form of vitamin D, 1,25-dihydroxylcalciferol, exerts its biological mechanisms via the VDR (vitamin D receptor) which acts as a regulator of several target genes. Hypovitaminosis D is associated...

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Main Authors: Valentino Condoleo, Corrado Pelaia, Giuseppe Armentaro, Giandomenico Severini, Elvira Clausi, Velia Cassano, Sofia Miceli, Teresa Vanessa Fiorentino, Elena Succurro, Franco Arturi, Francesco Andreozzi, Giorgio Sesti, Angela Sciacqua
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-10-01
Series:Endocrines
Subjects:
vitamin D
cardiovascular disease
endothelial dysfunction
atherosclerosis
arterial hypertension
heart failure
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2673-396X/2/4/37

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