Vitamin D

"Vitamin D" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A vitamin that includes both CHOLECALCIFEROLS and ERGOCALCIFEROLS, which have the common effect of preventing or curing RICKETS in animals. It can also be viewed as a hormone since it can be formed in SKIN by action of ULTRAVIOLET RAYS upon the precursors, 7-dehydrocholesterol and ERGOSTEROL, and acts on VITAMIN D RECEPTORS to regulate CALCIUM in opposition to PARATHYROID HORMONE.

Descriptor ID	D014807
MeSH Number(s)	D04.210.500.812.768
Concept/Terms	Vitamin D Vitamin D

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Polycyclic Compounds [D04]
Fused-Ring Compounds [D04.210]
Steroids [D04.210.500]
Secosteroids [D04.210.500.812]
Vitamin D [D04.210.500.812.768]

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Bar chart showing 138 publications over 24 distinct years, with a maximum of 14 publications in 2013 and 2014

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2002	1	0	1
2003	1	1	2
2004	1	1	2
2005	0	2	2
2006	0	2	2
2007	3	1	4
2008	5	1	6
2009	5	2	7
2010	6	0	6
2011	7	3	10
2012	9	1	10
2013	12	2	14
2014	10	4	14
2015	7	0	7
2016	9	4	13
2017	2	2	4
2018	3	3	6
2019	4	2	6
2020	2	2	4
2021	2	2	4
2022	2	3	5
2023	0	4	4
2024	1	1	2
2025	3	0	3

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L?pez-Carrasquillo J, Ramos-Plaza VY, Cruz ML, Rodriguez-Morales BM, S?nchez R, L?pez P, Chompr? G, Appleyard CB. Probiotic and Vitamin D Ameliorate TNBS-Induced Colitis by Targeting Mucosal Barrier and Neutrophil Infiltration. Nutrients. 2025 Aug 22; 17(17).

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Bishop CW, Ashfaq A, Choe J, Strugnell SA, Johnson LL, Norris KC, Sprague SM. Extended-Release Calcifediol Normalized 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D and Prevented Progression of Secondary Hyperparathyroidism in Hemodialysis Patients in a Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial. Am J Nephrol. 2026; 57(1):109-119.

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Ashfaq A, Choe J, Strugnell SA, Patel N, Sprague SM, Norris KC, Lerma E, Petkovich PM, Bishop CW, Ashfaq A. Adjunctive Active Vitamin D Decreases Kidney Function during Treatment of Secondary Hyperparathyroidism with Extended-Release Calcifediol in Non-Dialysis Chronic Kidney Disease in a Randomized Trial. Am J Nephrol. 2025; 56(4):490-499.

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Hernandez J, Rodriguez JB, Trak-Fellermeier MA, Galvan R, Macchi A, Martinez-Motta P, Palacios C. Suboptimal vitamin D status and overweight/obesity are associated with gut integrity and inflammation in minority children and adolescents: A cross-sectional analysis from the MetA-bone trial. Nutr Res. 2025 Jan; 133:13-21.

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Hadgu A, Yan F, Mayberry R. The Association Between Vitamin D Deficiency and Diabetes in Adult African Americans and Whites: An NHANES Study. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2025 Oct; 12(5):3401-3416.

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Palacios C, Kostiuk LL, Cuthbert A, Weeks J. Vitamin D supplementation for women during pregnancy. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2024 07 30; 7:CD008873.

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Wood MN, Soltis J, Sullivan KE, Probst T. UV irradiance effects on komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) vitamin D3, egg production, and behavior: A case study. Zoo Biol. 2023 Sep-Oct; 42(5):683-692.

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Garcia J, Krieger KD, Loitz C, Perez LM, Richards ZA, Helou Y, Kregel S, Celada S, Mesaros CA, Bosland M, Gann PH, Willnow TE, Vander Griend D, Kittles R, Prins GS, Penning T, Nonn L. Regulation of Prostate Androgens by Megalin and 25-hydroxyvitamin D Status: Mechanism for High Prostate Androgens in African American Men. Cancer Res Commun. 2023 03; 3(3):371-382.

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Visvanathan K, Mondul AM, Zeleniuch-Jacquotte A, Wang M, Gail MH, Yaun SS, Weinstein SJ, McCullough ML, Eliassen AH, Cook NR, Agnoli C, Almquist M, Black A, Buring JE, Chen C, Chen Y, Clendenen T, Dossus L, Fedirko V, Gierach GL, Giovannucci EL, Goodman GE, Goodman MT, Gu?nel P, Hallmans G, Hankinson SE, Horst RL, Hou T, Huang WY, Jones ME, Joshu CE, Kaaks R, Krogh V, K?hn T, Kvaskoff M, Lee IM, Mahamat-Saleh Y, Malm J, Manjer J, Maskarinec G, Millen AE, Mukhtar TK, Neuhouser ML, Robsahm TE, Schoemaker MJ, Sieri S, Sund M, Swerdlow AJ, Thomson CA, Ursin G, Wactawski-Wende J, Wang Y, Wilkens LR, Wu Y, Zoltick E, Willett WC, Smith-Warner SA, Ziegler RG. Circulating vitamin D and breast cancer risk: an international pooling project of 17 cohorts. Eur J Epidemiol. 2023 Jan; 38(1):11-29.

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Getachew B, Landis HE, Manaye KF, Tizabi Y. COVID-19-associated Coagulopathy: Role of Vitamins D and K. Curr Pharm Biotechnol. 2023; 24(3):401-410.

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