Associations of Serum Nitric Oxide with Vitamin D and Other Metabolic Factors in Apparently Healthy Adolescents.

Nasser M Al-DaghriIhtisham BukhariSobhy M YakoutShaun SabicoMalak N K KhattakIbrahim AzizMajed S Alokail

Published in: BioMed research international (2018)

The significantly inverse association of NOx and 25(OH)D among apparently healthy adolescents is influenced by sex and further strengthens the extraskeletal role of 25(OH)D in maintaining endothelial homeostasis in this age group, particularly in boys. Whether vitamin D correction can influence NOx production over time among adolescents remains to be proven.

Keyphrases

young adults
nitric oxide
physical activity
reactive oxygen species
endothelial cells
nitric oxide synthase
hydrogen peroxide