Vitamin D is a modulator of immune functions. Investigations on the mechanisms of vitamin D action and pathogenesis of Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) have revealed that vitamin D can reduce damages to thyroid cells caused by autoreactive immune cells.Totally, 48 female patients with HT disease were...
On a broader scale, this (much later) resulted in the addition of vitamins in foodstuffs, the existence of vitamin supplements as preventative measures to beriberi (vitamin B1 deficiency), rickets (vitamin D deficiency), scurvy (vitamin C deficiency) and pellagra (vitamin B3 deficiency), as ...
The concurrent use of vitamin D and calcium supplements may also raise the risk of kidney stone formation. Therefore, exceeding the recommended daily allowances of vitamin D should not be considered a harmless intervention. The recommended upper limit for daily cholecalciferol intake for vitamin D ...
[33]. The receptors of vitamin D are the same as thyroid hormones, and any modification in an individual’s constructor genes is prone to thyroid autoimmune diseases [34]. Iodine excess may also trigger the development of autoimmune thyroid disease such as lymphocytic Hashimoto’s thyroiditis [...
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