Citation

Bouvard B, Annveiller C, Sallé A, Beauchet O, Chappard D, Audran M, Legrand E. Joint Bone Spine 2011; 78(1): 10-16.

Affiliation

Service de rhumatologie, CHU d'Angers, université d'Angers, UNAM, 49933 Angers, France; Inserm, U922, université d'Angers, UNAM, Angers, France.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.jbspin.2010.10.011

PMID

21169046

Abstract

Vitamin D was long viewed as a hormone acting chiefly to regulate calcium-phosphate metabolism and bone mineralization. Over the last decade, however, basic science and clinical researchers have produced a bewildering amount of information on the extraskeletal effects of vitamin D. This article is a review of the clinical and biological actions of vitamin D including effects on the immune system, auto-immune diseases, infections, cancer, metabolic syndrome, fall risk, cognitive function, and muscle function.

Language: en