Emerging roles of vitamin D in various spectra of diseases

Authors

  • Ram S Kaulgud Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubli.
  • Shreyas A C Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubli.
  • Vinay S P Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubli.
  • Shreenidhi K Kulkarni Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubli.
  • Vijayalakshmi P B Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubli
  • Rajeev R Joshi Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubli
  • Mallikarjuna Swamy Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubli

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7439/ijbr.v4i5.264

Abstract

Vitamin D has been found to be useful for a number of conditions. Various studies have found it useful in different disorders to varying degree. It is being prescribed very frequently in clinical practice. So, we decided to conduct review to clarify its role in prevention and treatment of different disorders. We found more than thousand articles and reviewed relevant literatute from databases like Cochrane, Pubmed, Medline that tested role of this vitamin in various spectra of diseases. We found vitamin D to be efficacious in conditions like cardiovascular diseases, diabetes mellitus, osteoporosis; but its role in treatment of certain conditions like multiple sclerosis, cognition needs to be assessed further studies.

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Author Biographies

  • Ram S Kaulgud, Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubli.
    Assistant Professor,Department of Internal Medicine,
  • Shreyas A C, Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubli.
    M.B.B.S. student
  • Vinay S P, Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubli.
    M.B.B.S. student
  • Vijayalakshmi P B, Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubli
    Professor,Department of Internal Medicine,
  • Rajeev R Joshi, Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubli
    Assistant Professor,Department of Internal Medicine,
  • Mallikarjuna Swamy, Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubli
    Professor and HOD,Department of Internal Medicine,

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Published

2013-05-31

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 5 (2013): May

Section

Review Article

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Emerging roles of vitamin D in various spectra of diseases. Int Jour of Biomed Res [Internet]. 2013 May 31 [cited 2025 Mar. 13];4(5):190-204. Available from: https://ssjournals.co.in/index.php/ijbr/article/view/823