Prospective Study Of Maternal Intake Of Vitamin D During Pregnancy And Risk Of Wheezing Illnesses In Children At Age 2 Years

“…Maternal vitamin D intake during pregnancy (assessed by food frequency questionnaires), is reported to be inversely associated with wheeze [49,50,51], allergic rhinitis and asthma [6]. Miyake et al .…”

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Vitamin D and Allergic Disease: Sunlight at the End of the Tunnel?

et al. 2011

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A role for vitamin D in the regulation of immune function was first proposed after the identification of Vitamin D Receptors in lymphocytes. It has since been recognized that the active form of vitamin D, 1α,25(OH)2D3, has direct affects on naïve and activated helper T cells, regulatory T cells, activated B cells and dendritic cells. There is a growing body of literature linking vitamin D (serum 25(OH)D, oral intake and surrogate indicators such as latitude) to various immune-related conditions, including allergy, although the nature of this relationship is still unclear. This review explores the findings of epidemiological, clinical and laboratory research, and the potential role of vitamin D in promoting the inappropriate immune responses which underpin the rise in a broad range of immune diseases.

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“…14,15 Hence, low serum vitamin D levels in the pregnant women must be considered, which may finally lead to in severe congenital hearing loss in baby.…”

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Vitamin D and calcium deficiency in otolaryngological diseases

Upadhyay

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2016

Int J Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Surg

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Background: A prospective study to observe the prevalence of deficiency of vitamin D and calcium in out patients of otolaryngology clinic at R.C.S.M Government medical college, Kolhapur, India. The patients attending outpatient of otolaryngology clinic with various complaints and not responding to conventional treatment were advised for assessment of vitamin D [25 (OH)D] level in blood.Methods: The age, sex, occupation, chief complaints, obesity and provisional diagnosis was noted in all cases. A total of 86 patients were examined, maximum patients were in the age group of 7-15 years. The chief complaints in majority of the patients were sore throat with recurrent upper respiratory tract infection. Results: Only three patient’s vitamin D levels were found to be within normal limits. In rest 83 (96.51%) it was either deficient 57 (66.28%) or insufficient 21 (24.42%).Conclusions: The incidence of vitamin D deficiency is extremely common in ear, nose and throat disease (ENT) patients. The results of vitamin supplementation were promising in cases of pharyngitis, upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) with asthma, post operation of chronic suppurative otitis media, empirical supplementation of vitamin D in all ENT patients not responding to conventional treatment is worth trying.

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Prospective Study Of Maternal Intake Of Vitamin D During Pregnancy And Risk Of Wheezing Illnesses In Children At Age 2 Years

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