Back to basics: review on vitamin D and respiratory viral infections including COVID-19.

Mamtha Balla Ganesh Prasad Merugu Venu Madhav Konala Vikram SanganiHema KondakindiMytri Pokal Vijay Gayam Sreedhar R Adapa Srikanth Naramala Srikrishna Varun Malayala

Published in: Journal of community hospital internal medicine perspectives (2020)

Vitamin D receptor-VDR; 25(OH)D- 25 hydroxyvitamin D; 1,25 (OH)D-1,25 dihydroxy Vitamin D; 1α,25-dihydroxy Vitamin D-1,25[OH]2 D or calcitriol; IU- International Units; Interferons stimulated genes- ISG; ARI- acute respiratory infection; RSV- respiratory syncytial virus; RTI- Respiratory tract infections; COPD-Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; BMI-Basal metabolic index; USA-USA.

Keyphrases

respiratory tract
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
respiratory syncytial virus
sars cov
coronavirus disease
lung function
body mass index
genome wide
gene expression
drug induced
transcription factor
mechanical ventilation