Discusses studies on the effectiveness of the active vitamin D[sub 3] in treating psoriasis. Discovery that exposure to the vitamin inhibited the proliferation of skin cells and induced them to mature instead; Background on the investigatio...
Elevated levels of this DNA and AIM2 expression were also found in skin cells from people with psoriasis. When normal skin cells were treated with the antimicrobial peptide cathelicidin LL-37, whose production in the skin is controlled by vitamin D, the peptide bound to cytosolic DNA, ...
"With growing public interest in vitamin supplementation, we wanted to further examine the connection between vitamin D levels and psoriasis severity," said Cho. "Few studies have looked for this association in groups of people, especially in large U.S. populations, or examined this relationship t...
Psoriasis causes my cells to produce too quickly, so I wind up with patches of itchy, scaly skin. The vitamin D cream that my doctor prescribed slows my cells' growth rate down. It helps soothe my skin this way. I think that the vitamin D cream is probably more effective for treating ...
psoriasis, infectious diseases, COVID-19 and vitamin D, and vitamin D replacement therapy. The same keywords are searched by combinations, disease names, using gene, polymorphism, and other immune disease names. Sub-references of the articles selected according to the keywords were searched, and ...
Psoriasis A role for vitamin D in the treatment of psoriasis has been suggested. Topical synthetic vitamin D (eg, tacalcitol) may be an alternative to topical steroids and may inhibit keratinocyte proliferation, as well as influence immune modulation.(Bikle 2010,Miller 2010,Tanghetti 2009) ...
Vitamin D3 derivativesPsoriasis affects about 2-3% of the population and, in most individuals, develops between 20 and 40 years of age. A large number of patients require active treatment twice a year for many decades. ...M Röcken
Drug exposure and psoriasis vulgaris: case-control and case-crossover studies. Intake of drugs is considered a risk factor for . The aim of this study was to investigate the association between drugs and . A case-control study includi... A Cohen,D Bonneh,H Reuveni,... - Acta dermato-...
It isn’t called the sunshine vitamin for nothing! Because it’s synthesized in the skin, vitamin D can help give you a healthy glow. Research shows that you can apply vitamin D topically to help treat skin conditions, such as psoriasis. If you want to improve the condition of your skin...
Vitamin D may affect blood sugar levels. So if you’re taking drugs for diabetes or insulin you should monitor your Vitamin D levels and adjust medication as necessary. Some drugs used to lower cholesterol, or treat psoriasis, calcium channel blockers, corticosteroids, and others may interact wi...