Rapid and Effective Vitamin D Supplementation May Present Better Clinical Outcomes in COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) Patients by Altering Serum INOS1, IL1B, IFNg, Cathelicidin-LL37, and ICAM1

Rapid and Effective Vitamin D Supplementation May Present Better Clinical Outcomes in COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) Patients by Altering Serum INOS1, IL1B, IFNg, Cathelicidin-LL37, and ICAM1

Background: We aimed to establish an acute treatment protocol to increase serum vitamin D, evaluate the effectiveness of vitamin D3 supplementation, and reveal the potential mechanisms in COVID-19. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the data of 867 COVID-19 cases. Then, a prospective study was con...

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Main Authors: Mustafa Sait Gönen, Merve Alaylıoğlu, Emre Durcan, Yusuf Özdemir, Serdar Şahin, Dildar Konukoğlu, Okan Kadir Nohut, Seval Ürkmez, Berna Küçükece, İlker İnanç Balkan, H. Volkan Kara, Şermin Börekçi, Hande Özkaya, Zekayi Kutlubay, Yalım Dikmen, Yılmaz Keskindemirci, Spyridon N. Karras, Cedric Annweiler, Duygu Gezen-Ak, Erdinç Dursun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-11-01
Series:Nutrients
Subjects:
SARS-CoV-2
COVID-19
vitamin D
cytokine
cathelicidin-LL37
acute respiratory failure
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/11/4047

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