Vitamin D belongs to the group of fat-soluble vitamins. Vitamin D3 also referred as cholecalciferol. Vitamin D3 is produced in the skin when the skin is exposed to the sun. Vitamin D (cholecalciferol) is a pro hormone that has long been known for its important role in regulating body levels of calcium and phosphorus, and in mineralization of bone. Receptors for vitamin D are present in a wide variety of cells, and that vitamin D has biologic effects which extend far beyond control of mineral metabolism. The vitamin D receptor (VDR) is known to mediate the pleiotropic biological actions of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 through its ability to modulate the expression of target genes. The regulation of this ligand-activated cellular transcription factor is reported to occur at both transcriptional and posttranslational levels.
Vitamin D may play a role in the prevention and/or treatment of the following health conditions:
- CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
- AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES
- DIABETES
- DIFFERENT CANCERS
- OBESITY
- PSORIASIS
- CHRONIC MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN
- MOOD DISORDERS
- EPILEPSY
- OSTEOPOROSIS
