Vitamin D as a drug

Abstract

Vitamin D has an important role in bone-metabolism (and its deficiency can cause preterm osteopenia, craniotabe and rickets), but it has also non-calcitropic functions. In fact, vitamin D deficiency is correlated to chronic kidney disease, respiratory infections, type 1 diabetes, psoriasis, Crohn disease and neonatal hypocalcemia. Because of the vitamin D deficiency is a global problem, its role as a drug is fundamental for the human health in all ages.

Keywords::

• vitamin D
• drug, rickets
• osteopenia
• craniotabe
• psoriasis
• respiratory disease
• immune function
• type 1 diabetes
• chronic kidney disease
• neonatal hypocalcemia
• Crohn’s disease

Declaration of interest: Authors declare no conflict of interest. No funding has been received.