The variation of the systemic immune-inflammation index in patients with Vitamin D deficiency

Benefits from the correction of vitamin D deficiency in patients with pulmonary hypertension

Background: Vitamin D (Vit D) is linked to various conditions including musculoskeletal, metabolic and   cardiopulmonary diseases. However, it is not clear whether correction of vit D deficiency exerts any beneficial effect in patients with pulmonary hypertension. Methods: This study was a prospective uncontrolled longitudinal study. Patients with pulmonary hypertension and vit D d...

The Comparison of Serum Vitamin D Level in Patients with Iron Deficiency Anemia and Minor Thalassemia

Abstract Background and Objective: Of the most common hypochromic microcytic anemia are iron deficiency anemia and minor thalassemia, which are common in Iran and their differential diagnosis is extremely important. The level of 25-hydroxy vitamin D is the indication of vitamin D blood status. The aim of this study was to compare serum levels of vitamin D in people with minor thalassemi...

Serum Vitamin D Level in Patients with Iron Deficiency Anemia

       The paper titled“Comparison of the serum vitamin D level in patients with iron deficiency anemia, beta thalassemia with the control subjects”  was assesesd and the following needs to be explained(1). Usually , the rational for the research should be explaied in  introduction part. This part is too long and contains unnecessary information whic...

The effect of vitamin D supplementation on the size of uterine leiomyoma in women with vitamin D deficiency

Author response—vitamin D deficiency and systemic inflammation in bronchiectasis.

Dr Charles Shee raises a further possible explanation for our finding of an association between vitamin D status and disease severity in bronchiectasis, that low vitamin D status represents a negative acute phase response to acute inflammation. Our study was cross-sectional and was unable to establish whether vitamin D deficiency is a cause or consequence of bronchiectasis. Possible explanation...