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Evidence that vitamin D3 promotes mast cell-dependent reduction of chronic UVB-induced skin pathology in mice. J Exp Med. 2010 Mar 15;207(3):455–63.
Sun exposure questionnaire predicts circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations in Caucasian hospital workers in southern Italy. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol. 2010 Mar 15.
The geospatial relation between UV solar radiation and type 1 diabetes in Newfoundland. Acta Diabetol. 2010 Mar;47(1):73–8.
Conversion of vitamin D(3) to hormonally active 1alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3) in cultured keratinocytes: Relevance to cell growth and differentiation. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol. 2010 Feb 11.
Some light on the photobiology of vitamin D. J Invest Dermatol. 2010 Feb;130(2):346–8.
Vitamin D production after UVB exposure depends on baseline vitamin D and total cholesterol but not on skin pigmentation. J Invest Dermatol. 2010 Feb;130(2):546–53.
Narrowband ultraviolet B course improves vitamin D balance in women in winter. Br J Dermatol. 2010 Jan 22.
Recommended Summer Sunlight Exposure Levels Can Produce Sufficient (>/=20 ng ml(-1)) but Not the Proposed Optimal (>/=32 ng ml(-1)) 25(OH)D Levels at UK Latitudes. J Invest Dermatol. 2010 Jan 14.
UV-based therapy and vitamin D. Dermatol Ther. 2010 Jan;23(1):72–81.
Predicting ambient ultraviolet from routine meteorological data; its potential use as an instrumental variable for vitamin D status in pregnancy in a longitudinal birth cohort in the UK. Int J Epidemiol. 2009 Dec;38(6):1681–8.
Skin cancer prevention and UV-protection: how to avoid vitamin D-deficiency? Br J Dermatol. 2009 Nov;161 Suppl 3:54–60.
Sun protection factors: world wide confusion. Br J Dermatol. 2009 Nov;161 Suppl 3:13–24.
Influence of narrowband UVB phototherapy on vitamin D and folate status. Exp Dermatol. 2009 Oct 22.
Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitides: Could geographic patterns be explained by ambient ultraviolet radiation? Arthritis Rheum. 2009 Oct 15;61(10):1417–24.
Bladder cancer incidence and mortality rates compared to ecologic factors among states in America. Int Urol Nephrol. 2009 Oct 7.
Vitamin D and Human Skeletal Muscle. Scand J Med Sci Sports. 2009 Oct 5.
Does chronic sunscreen use reduce vitamin D production to insufficient levels? Br J Dermatol. 2009 Oct;161(4):732–6.
Ultraviolet radiation and Vitamin D3 in amphibian health, behaviour, diet and conservation. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol. 2009 Oct;154(2):184–90.
Effect of climate therapy at Gran Canaria on vitamin D production, blood glucose and lipids in patients with psoriasis. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2009 Oct;23(10):1133–40.
Do melanoidins induced by topical 9% dihydroxyacetone sunless tanning spray inhibit vitamin d production? A pilot study. Photochem Photobiol. 2009 Sep–Oct;85(5):1265–6.
Sunlight, hormone replacement status and colorectal cancer risk in post-menopausal women. Int J Cancer. 2009 Sep 30.
The UV response of the skin: a review of the MAPK, NFkappaB and TNFalpha signal transduction pathways. Arch Dermatol Res. 2009 Sep 16.
Topical calcitriol protects from UV-induced genetic damage but suppresses cutaneous immunity in humans. Exp Dermatol. 2009 Sep 16.
Life course sun exposure and risk of prostate cancer: population-based nested case-control study and meta-analysis. Int J Cancer. 2009 Sep 15;125(6):1414–23.
Expression of 25-hydroxyvitamin D-1alpha-hydroxylase (1alphaOHase, CYP27B1) splice variants in HaCaT keratinocytes and other skin cells: modulation by culture conditions and UV-B treatment in vitro. Anticancer Res. 2009 Sep;29(9):3659–67.
Solar radiation, vitamin D and cancer incidence and mortality in Norway. Anticancer Res. 2009 Sep;29(9):3501–9. Review.
Vitamin D related genes, CYP24A1 and CYP27B1, and colon cancer risk. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2009 Sep;18(9):2540–8.
Duration of vitamin D synthesis from weather model data for use in prospective epidemiological studies. Int J Biometeorol. 2009 Sep;53(5):451–9.
Skeletal and hormonal responses to sunlight deprivation in Antarctic expeditioners. Osteoporos Int. 2009 Sep;20(9):1523–8.
Development of different human skin colors: a review highlighting photobiological and photobiophysical aspects. J Photochem Photobiol B. 2009 Aug 3;96(2):93–100.
Explaining multiple sclerosis prevalence by ultraviolet exposure: a geospatial analysis. Mult Scler. 2009 Aug;15(8):891–8.
Severe osteomalacia presenting with multiple vertebral fractures: a case report and review of the literature. Endocrine. 2009 Aug;36(1):30–6.
Bone mineral density and disorders of mineral metabolism in chronic liver disease. World J Gastroenterol. 2009 Jul 28;15(28):3516–22.
The Dark and the Sunny Sides of UVR-Induced Immunosuppression: Photoimmunology Revisited. J Invest Dermatol. 2009 Jul 23.
Effect of vitamin D on blood pressure' a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Hypertens. 2009 Jul 7.
Season of tumor surgery in relation to deaths among brain tumor patients: does sunlight and month of surgery play a role in brain tumor deaths? Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2009 Jul 2.
Vitamin D and cancer mini-symposium: the risk of additional vitamin D. Ann Epidemiol. 2009 Jul;19(7):441–5.
Vitamin D and melanoma. Ann Epidemiol. 2009 Jul;19(7):455–61.
Ecological studies of ultraviolet B, vitamin D and cancer since 2000. Ann Epidemiol. 2009 Jul;19(7):446–54.
Predicting ambient ultraviolet from routine meteorological data; its potential use as an instrumental variable for vitamin D status in pregnancy in a longitudinal birth cohort in the UK. Int J Epidemiol. 2009 Jun 29.
Light-activated molecular conductivity in the photoreactions of vitamin D3. J Phys Chem A. 2009 Jun 18;113(24):6740–4.
Older women and suntanning: the negotiation of health and appearance risks. Sociol Health Illn. 2009 Jun 8.
Treatment and prevention of vitamin D insufficiency in cystic fibrosis patients: comparative efficacy of ergocalciferol, cholecalciferol, and UV light. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2009 Jun;94(6):2037–43.
Vitamin D production in psoriasis patients increases less with narrowband than with broadband ultraviolet B phototherapy. Photodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed. 2009 Jun;25(3):119–23.
Poor vitamin D status may contribute to high risk for insulin resistance, obesity, and cardiovascular disease in Asian Indians. Med Hypotheses. 2009 Jun;72(6):647–51.
Panther chameleons, Furcifer pardalis, behaviorally regulate optimal exposure to UV depending on dietary vitamin D3 status. Physiol Biochem Zool. 2009 May–Jun;82(3):218–25.
Voluntary exposure of some western-hemisphere snake and lizard species to ultraviolet-B radiation in the field: how much ultraviolet-B should a lizard or snake receive in captivity? Zoo Biol. 2009 May 29.
Occupational Exposure to Solar UVB and Seasonal Monitoring of Serum Levels of 25-hydroxy Vitamin D3: A Case-Control Study. Photochem Photobiol. 2009 May 20.
Vitamin D deficiency in rural girls and pregnant women despite abundant sunshine in northern India. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 2009 May;70(5):680–4.
Vitamin d. Int J Biochem Cell Biol. 2009 May;41(5):982–5.
Vitamin D and sun protection: the impact of mixed public health messages in Australia. Int J Cancer. 2009 Apr 15;124(8):1963–70.
On the relationship between erythemal and vitamin D action spectrum weighted ultraviolet radiation. J Photochem Photobiol B. 2009 Apr 2;95(1):9–16.
Vitamin D supplementation during Antarctic winter. Am J Clin Nutr. 2009 Apr;89(4):1092–8.
The benefits and risks of ultraviolet tanning and its alternatives: the role of prudent sun exposure. Dermatol Clin. 2009 Apr;27(2):149–54, vi.
Increased UVA exposures and decreased cutaneous Vitamin D(3) levels may be responsible for the increasing incidence of melanoma. Med Hypotheses. 2009 Apr;72(4):434–43.
Hip fractures in the elderly in Israel—possible impact of preventable conditions. Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2009 Mar–Apr;48(2):182–5.
Vitamin D and Melanoma. Ann Epidemiol. 2009 Mar 10.
Latitude Variation in Pancreatic Cancer Mortality in Australia. Pancreas. 2009 Mar 6.
Crohn's disease: The hot hypothesis. Med Hypotheses. 2009 Mar 5.
Genetic and environmental factors in human osteoporosis from Sub-Saharan to Mediterranean areas. J Bone Miner Metab. 2009 Mar 3.
Estimated benefit of increased vitamin D status in reducing the economic burden of disease in Western Europe. Prog Biophys Mol Biol. 2009 Mar 3.
Behavioural and physical characteristics associated with vitamin D status in women. Bone. 2009 Mar 2.
A prospective investigation of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D and risk of lymphoid cancers. Int J Cancer. 2009 Feb 15;124(4):979–86.
Association between serum 25(OH)D and death from prostate cancer. Br J Cancer. 2009 Feb 10;100(3):450–4.
Seasonal variance of 25-(OH) vitamin D in the general population of Estonia, a Northern European country. BMC Public Health 2009 Jan 19, 9:22.
Plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D and premenopausal breast cancer risk in a German case-control study. Int J Cancer. 2009 Jan 1;124(1):250–5.
Severe Vitamin D-deficiency and the Health of North China Children. Matern Child Health J. 2009 Jan;13(1):144–50.
Comparison of biologically effective spectra for erythema and pre-vitamin D(3) synthesis. Int J Biometeorol. 2009 Jan;53(1):11–5.
Vitamin D: skeletal and extra skeletal effects; recommendations for good practice. Presse Med. 2009 Jan;38(1):43–54. Review.
Genetic analysis of the vitamin D receptor gene in two epithelial cancers: melanoma and breast cancer case-control studies. BMC Cancer. 2008 Dec 23;8(1):385.
Risk of prostate, breast and colorectal cancer after skin cancer diagnosis. Int J Cancer. 2008 Dec 15;123(12):2899–901.
Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Concentration and Cognitive Impairment. J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol. 2008 Dec 10.
Vitamin D deficiency is the cause of common obesity. Med Hypotheses. 2008 Dec 1.
Hypovitaminosis D is common among pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Tanzania but is not explained by the acute phase response. J Nutr. 2008 Dec;138(12):2474–80.
Geographic location and vitamin D synthesis. Mol Aspects Med. 2008 Dec;29(6):453–61.
Estimation of the dietary requirement for vitamin D in healthy adults. Am J Clin Nutr. 2008 Dec;88(6):1535–42.
The vitamin D deficiency pandemic and consequences for nonskeletal health: Mechanisms of action. Mol Aspects Med. 2008 Dec;29(6):361–8. Review.
A systematic review of the epidemiology of multiple sclerosis in South America. Eur J Neurol. 2008 Dec;15(12):1273–8.
The contribution of diet and sun exposure to the nutritional status of vitamin D in elderly Spanish women: the five countries study (OPTIFORD Project). Nutr Hosp. 2008 Nov–Dec;23(6):567–76.
Photo-conversion of two epimers (20R and 20S) of pregna-5,7-diene-3beta, 17alpha, 20-triol and their bioactivity in melanoma cells. Steroids. 2008 Nov 6.
Vitamin D receptor polymorphisms and the risk of cutaneous melanoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Cancer. 2008 Nov 1;113(9):2398–407.
Musculoskeletal Ambulation Disability Symptom Complex (MADS). Falls prevention. Clin Calcium. 2008 Nov;18(11):1600–9. In Japanese.
Prevention of Rickets and Vitamin D Deficiency in Infants, Children, and Adolescents. Pediatrics Vol. 122 No. 5 Nov 2008, pp. 1142–1152.
Vitamin D from dietary intake and sunlight exposure and the risk of hormone-receptor-defined breast cancer. Am J Epidemiol. 2008 Oct 15;168(8):915–24.
Adequate level of vitamin D is essential for maintaining good health. Postepy Hig Med Dosw (Online). 2008 Oct 9;62:502–10. In Polish.
Vitamin D, aging, and cancer. Nutr Rev. 2008 Oct;66(10 Suppl 2):S147–52. Review.
Urban tropospheric ozone increases the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among Belgian postmenopausal women with outdoor activities during summer. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2008 Oct;93(10):3893–9.
22 Marabou Symposium: the changing faces of vitamin D. Nutr Rev. 2008 Oct;66(10 Suppl 2):S213–7.
Vitamin D: a rapid review. Urol Nurs. 2008 Oct;28(5):343–9, 384; quiz 350.
Inactivation of the vitamin D receptor enhances susceptibility of murine skin to UV-induced tumorigenesis. J Invest Dermatol. 2008 Oct;128(10):2508–17.
Trends in news coverage about skin cancer prevention, 1993–2006: increasingly mixed messages for the public. Aust N Z J Public Health. 2008 Oct;32(5):461–6.
Calcium, dairy foods, vitamin D, and colorectal cancer risk: the Fukuoka Colorectal Cancer Study. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2008 Oct;17(10):2800–7.
Are tanning beds "safe"? Human studies of melanoma. Pigment Cell Melanoma Res. 2008 Oct;21(5):517–9.
UV and pigmentation: molecular mechanisms and social controversies. Pigment Cell Melanoma Res. 2008 Oct;21(5):509–16. Review.
Risk of prostate, breast and colorectal cancer after skin cancer diagnosis. Int J Cancer. 2008 Sep 3;123(12):2899–2901.
Pediatric vitamin D and calcium nutrition in developing countries. Rev Endocr Metab Disord. 2008 Sep;9(3):181–92. Review.
Evaluation and correction of low vitamin D status. Curr Osteoporos Rep. 2008 Sep;6(3):95–9. Review.
Polymorphisms of the VDR gene are associated with presence of solar keratoses on the skin. Br J Dermatol. 2008 Sep;159(4):804–10.
Vitamin D and Sunlight: Strategies for Cancer Prevention and Other Health Benefits. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2008 Sep;3(5):1548–54.
Melanocortin 1 receptor genotype, past environmental sun exposure, and risk of multiple sclerosis. Neurology. 2008 Aug 19;71(8):583–9.
Variation in associations between allelic variants of the vitamin D receptor gene and onset of type 1 diabetes mellitus by ambient winter ultraviolet radiation levels: a meta-regression analysis. Am J Epidemiol. 2008 Aug 15;168(4):358–65.
25-hydroxyvitamin D levels and the risk of mortality in the general population. Arch Intern Med. 2008 Aug 11;168(15):1629–37.
High bone turnover but normal bone mineral density in women suffering from schizophrenia. Psychol Med. 2008 Aug;38(8):1195–201.
Osteoarthritis. Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol. 2008 Aug;22(4):657–75.
25-Hydroxyvitamin D: functional outcomes in infants and young children. Am J Clin Nutr. 2008 Aug;88(2):529S–533S. Review.
Summary of evidence-based review on vitamin D efficacy and safety in relation to bone health. Am J Clin Nutr. 2008 Aug;88(2):513S–519S. Review.
Vitamin D deficiency in children and its management: review of current knowledge and recommendations. Pediatrics. 2008 Aug;122(2):398–417. Review.
Vitamin D insufficiency in a multiethnic cohort of breast cancer survivors. Am J Clin Nutr. 2008 Jul;88(1):133–9.
Vitamin D and living in northern latitudes—an endemic risk area for vitamin D deficiency. Int J Circumpolar Health. 2008 Jun;67(2–3):164–78. Review.
Hypovitaminosis D among healthy children in the United States: a review of the current evidence. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2008 Jun;162(6):513–9. Review.
Calcium and vitamin D intake influence bone mass, but not short-term fracture risk, in Caucasian postmenopausal women from the National Osteoporosis Risk Assessment (NORA) study. Osteoporos Int. 2008 May;19(5):673–9.
Seemingly paradoxical seasonal influences on vitamin D status in nursing-home elderly people from a Mediterranean area. Nutrition. 2008 May;24(5):414—20.
Pakistani immigrant children and adults in Denmark have severely low vitamin D status. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2008 May;62(5):625–34.
Vitamin D status in postmenopausal women living at higher latitudes in the UK in relation to bone health, overweight, sunlight exposure and dietary vitamin D. Bone. 2008 May;42(5):996–1003.
New insights into the role of vitamin D and calcium in osteoporosis management: an expert roundtable discussion. Curr Med Res Opin. 2008 May;24(5):1363–70. Review.
Vitamin D insufficiency in southern Arizona. Am J Clin Nutr. 2008 Mar;87(3):608–13.
The controversial role of vitamin D in the skin: immunosuppression vs. photoprotection. Clin Exp Dermatol. 2008 Mar;33(2):167–70.
Optimizing solar UV-radiation exposures for vitamin D3: comparing global and diffuse spectral UV radiation. Radiat Res. 2008 Mar;169(3):344–9.
Hypovitaminosis D in obese children and adolescents: relationship with adiposity, insulin sensitivity, ethnicity, and season. Metabolism. 2008 Feb;57(2):183–91.
Incident solar radiation and coronary heart disease mortality rates in Europe. Eur J Epidemiol. 2008;23(9):609–14.
A unifying multiple sclerosis etiology linking virus infection, sunlight, and vitamin D, through viral interleukin-10. Med Hypotheses. 2008;71(1):85–90.
Vitamin D deficiency in psychiatric in-patients and treatment with daily supplements of calcium and ergocalciferol. Psychiatric Bulletin (2008) 32: 390–393.
Solar UV-radiation, vitamin D and skin cancer surveillance in organ transplant recipients (OTRs). Adv Exp Med Biol. 2008;624:203–14. Review.
Sun exposure and cancer survival in Norway: changes in the risk of death with season of diagnosis and latitude. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2008;624:43–54.
Sunlight, UV-radiation, vitamin D and skin cancer: how much sunlight do we need? Adv Exp Med Biol. 2008;624:1–15. Review.
Therapeutic potential of vitamin D for multiple sclerosis. Curr Med Chem. 2008;15(5):499–505. Review.
Colon cancer: prognosis for different latitudes, age groups and seasons in Norway. J Photochem Photobiol B. 2007 Dec 14;89(2–3):148–55.
Reactivation of tuberculosis and vitamin D deficiency: the contribution of diet and exposure to sunlight. Thorax. 2007 Nov;62(11):1003–7.
Vitamin D insufficiency—possible etiologic factor of autoimmune diseases. Ugeskr Laeger. 2007 Oct 22;169(43):3655–60. Review in Danish.
Vitamin D and its implications for musculoskeletal health in women: An update. Maturitas. 2007 Oct 20;58(2):117–37. Review.
Treatment of vitamin D deficiency with UV light in patients with malabsorption syndromes: a case series. Photodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed. 2007 Oct;23(5):179–85.
Vitamin D and muscle strength in patients with previous fractures. N Z Med J. 2007 Sep 21;120(1262):U2730.
Prostate cancer survival is dependent on season of diagnosis. Prostate. 2007 Sep 1;67(12):1362–70.
Seasonal changes in vitamin D status and bone turnover in healthy Irish postmenopausal women. Int J Vitam Nutr Res. 2007 Sep;77(5):320–5.
1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3) reverses experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis by inhibiting chemokine synthesis and monocyte trafficking. J Neurosci Res. 2007 Aug 15;85(11):2480–90.
Effectiveness and safety of vitamin D in relation to bone health. Evid Rep Technol Assess (Full Rep). 2007 Aug;(158):1–235. Review.
Vitamin D-deficiency rickets among children in Canada. CMAJ. 2007 Jul 17;177(2):161–6.
Prevalence of 25(OH) vitamin D insufficiency and deficiency in chronic kidney disease stage 5 patients on hemodialysis. Hemodial Int. 2007 Jul;11(3):315–21.
Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D, ethnicity, and blood pressure in the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Am J Hypertens. 2007 Jul;20(7):713–9.
Does solar exposure, as indicated by the non-melanoma skin cancers, protect from solid cancers: vitamin D as a possible explanation. Eur J Cancer. 2007 Jul;43(11):1701–12.
Seasonality of month of birth of patients with Graves' and Hashimoto's diseases differ from that in the general population. Eur J Endocrinol. 2007 Jun;156(6):631–6.
Asymptomatic rickets in adolescent girls. Indian J Pediatr. 2007 Jun;74(6):571–5.
Vitamin d and its role in cancer and immunity: a prescription for sunlight. Nutr Clin Pract. 2007 Jun;22(3):305–22. Review.
Low vitamin D status despite abundant sun exposure. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2007 Jun;92(6):2130–5.
Vitamin d and rehabilitation: improving functional outcomes. Nutr Clin Pract. 2007 Jun;22(3):297–304. Review.
Sun exposure and prostate cancer risk: evidence for a protective effect of early-life exposure. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2007 Jun;16(6):1283–6.
Seasonality of month of birth of patients with Graves' and Hashimoto's diseases differ from that in the general population. Eur J Endocrinol. 2007 Jun;156(6):631–6.
Plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels and risk of incident hypertension. Hypertension. 2007 May;49(5):1063–9.
Vitamin D levels in people with multiple sclerosis and community controls in Tasmania, Australia. J Neurol. 2007 May;254(5):581–90.
Changes in risk of death from breast cancer with season and latitude: Sun exposure and breast cancer survival in Norway. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2007 May;102(3):323–8.
Hiding from the sun—vitamin D deficiency in refugees. Aust Fam Physician. 2007 May;36(5):355–7. Review.
Changes in risk of death from breast cancer with season and latitude: Sun exposure and breast cancer survival in Norway. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2007 May;102(3):323–8.
Factors that influence the cutaneous synthesis and dietary sources of vitamin D. Arch Biochem Biophys. 2007 Apr 15;460(2):213–7.
Vitamin D and breast cancer. Ugeskr Laeger. 2007 Apr 2;169(14):1299–302. In Danish.
Elevated blood lead concentrations and vitamin D deficiency in winter and summer in young urban children. Environ Health Perspect. 2007 Apr;115(4):630–5.
An ecologic study of cancer mortality rates in Spain with respect to indices of solar UVB irradiance and smoking. Int J Cancer. 2007 Mar 1;120(5):1123–8.
Location and vitamin D synthesis: is the hypothesis validated by geophysical data? J Photochem Photobiol B. 2007 Mar 1;86(3):234–9.
Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency rickets in adolescent school girls in Western region, Saudi Arabia. Saudi Med J. 2007 Mar;28(3):441–4.
Sunlight, skin cancer and vitamin D: What are the conclusions of recent findings that protection against solar ultraviolet (UV) radiation causes 25-hydroxyvitamin D deficiency in solid organ-transplant recipients, xeroderma pigmentosum, and other risk groups? J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol. 2007 Mar;103(3–5):664–7.
The effects on human health from stratospheric ozone depletion and its interactions with climate change. Photochem Photobiol Sci. 2007 Mar;6(3):232–51.
Potentially modifiable determinants of vitamin D status in an older population in the Netherlands: the Hoorn Study.Am J Clin Nutr. 2007 Mar;85(3):755–61.
In vivo relevance for photoprotection by the vitamin D rapid response pathway. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol. 2007 Mar;103(3–5):451–6.
Circulating Vitamin D3 and 25-hydroxyvitamin D in Humans: An Important Tool to Define Adequate Nutritional Vitamin D Status. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol. 2007 March; 103(3–5): 631–634.
A meta-analysis of second cancers after a diagnosis of nonmelanoma skin cancer: Additional evidence that solar ultraviolet-B irradiance reduces the risk of internal cancers. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol. 2007 Mar;103(3–5):668–74.
Photoprotection by 1,25 Dihydroxyvitamin D(3) Is Associated with an Increase in p53 and a Decrease in Nitric Oxide Products. J Invest Dermatol. 2007 Mar;127(3):707–15.
Seasonal and geographical variations in lung cancer prognosis in Norway. Does Vitamin D from the sun play a role? Lung Cancer. 2007 Mar;55(3):263–70.
Favourable and unfavourable effects of exposure to sunlight. Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2007 Jan 13;151(2):118–22. Review In Dutch.
Optimal vitamin D status for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis. Drugs Aging. 2007;24(12):1017–29. Review.
Vitamin D—an emerging issue in skin cancer control. Implications for public health practice based on the Australian experience. Recent Results Cancer Res. 2007;174:197–204. Review.
Solar ultraviolet-B exposure and cancer incidence and mortality in the United States, 1993–2002. BMC Cancer. 2006 Nov 10;6:264.
Vitamin D status in a rural postmenopausal female population. J Am Coll Nutr. 2006 Oct;25(5):395–402.
Cancer survival is dependent on season of diagnosis and sunlight exposure. Int J Cancer. 2006 Oct 1;119(7):1530–6.
UV, latitude, and spatial trends in prostate cancer mortality: All sunlight is not the same (United States). Cancer Causes Control. 2006 Oct;17(8):1091–101.
Comparison of the efficacy of calcipotriol and maxacalcitol in combination with narrow-band ultraviolet B therapy for the treatment of psoriasis vulgaris. Photodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed. 2006 Oct;22(5):262–4.
Ultraviolet radiation, dietary vitamin D, and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (United States). Cancer Causes Control. 2006 Oct;17(8):1045–52.
Epidemic influenza and vitamin D. Epidemiol Infect. 2006 Sep 7;1–12.
Vitamin D and its role in immunology: Multiple sclerosis, and inflammatory bowel disease. Prog Biophys Mol Biol. 2006 Sep;92(1):60–4. Review.
Epidemiology of disease risks in relation to vitamin D insufficiency. Prog Biophys Mol Biol. 2006 Sep;92(1):65–79. Review.
Does sunlight have a beneficial influence on certain cancers? Prog Biophys Mol Biol. 2006 Sep;92(1):132–9. Review.
The role of vitamin D for bone health and fracture prevention. Curr Osteoporos Rep. 2006 Sep;4(3):96–102. Review.
Does sunlight prevent cancer? A systematic review. Eur J Cancer. 2006 Sep;42(14):2222–32. Review.
Considering the potential benefits as well as adverse effects of sun exposure: Can all the potential benefits be provided by oral vitamin D supplementation? Prog Biophys Mol Biol. 2006 Sep;92(1):140–9. Review.
The challenge resulting from positive and negative effects of sunlight: how much solar UV exposure is appropriate to balance between risks of vitamin D deficiency and skin cancer? Prog Biophys Mol Biol. 2006 Sep;92(1):9–16. Review.
Does sunlight have a beneficial influence on certain cancers? Prog Biophys Mol Biol. 2006 Sep;92(1):132–9. Review.
Risks and benefits of sun exposure: implications for public health practice based on the Australian experience. Prog Biophys Mol Biol. 2006 Sep;92(1):173–8. Review.
Who, what, where and when-influences on cutaneous vitamin D synthesis. Prog Biophys Mol Biol. 2006 Sep;92(1):17–25. Review.
Vitamin D deficiency: A global perspective. Arq Bras Endocrinol Metabol. 2006 Aug;50(4):640–6.
UV radiation and cancer prevention: what is the evidence? Anticancer Res. 2006 Jul–Aug;26(4A):2723–7. Review.
The association of solar ultraviolet B (UVB) with reducing risk of cancer: multifactorial ecologic analysis of geographic variation in age-adjusted cancer mortality rates. Anticancer Res. 2006 Jul–Aug;26(4A):2687–99.
The likely role of vitamin D from solar ultraviolet-B irradiance in increasing cancer survival. Anticancer Res. 2006 Jul–Aug;26(4A):2605–14.
Influence of solar UVA on erythemal irradiances. Phys Med Biol. 2006 Jun 21;51(12):3241–9.
Low vitamin D status in mother-newborn pairs in Greece. Calcif Tissue Int. 2006 Jun;78(6):337–42.
The Can-SAD study: a randomized controlled trial of the effectiveness of light therapy and fluoxetine in patients with winter seasonal affective disorder. Am J Psychiatry. 2006 May;163(5):805–12.
Vitamin D and African Americans. J Nutr. 2006 Apr;136(4):1126–9.
Vitamin D status of 51–75-year-old Irish women: its determinants and impact on biochemical indices of bone turnover. Public Health Nutr. 2006 Apr;9(2):225–33.
Variation in incidence and fatality of melanoma by season of diagnosis in new South Wales, Australia. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2006 Mar;15(3):524–6.
Cutaneous melanoma and intervention strategies to reduce tumor-related mortality: what we know, what we don't know, and what we think we know that isn't so. Dermatol Ther. 2006 Jan–Feb;19(1):50–69. Review.
Season of birth is associated with anthropometric and neurocognitive outcomes during infancy and childhood in a general population birth cohort. Schizophr Res. 2006 Jan 1;81(1):91–100.
Severe vitamin D deficiency in Hawai'i: a case report. Hawaii Med J. 2006 Jan;65(1):16–17, 20.
Influence of ultraviolet radiation on the production of 25 hydroxyvitamin D in the elderly population in the city of Sao Paulo (23 degrees 34'S), Brazil. Osteoporos Int. 2005 Dec;16(12):1649–54.
Comparisons of estimated economic burdens due to insufficient solar ultraviolet irradiance and vitamin D and excess solar UV irradiance for the United States. Photochem Photobiol. 2005 Nov–Dec;81(6):1276–86.
Ultraviolet Radiation, Vitamin D and Risk of Prostate Cancer and Other Diseases. Photochem Photobiol. 2005 Nov–Dec;81(6):1252–60. Review.
Season and ethnicity are determinants of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations in New Zealand children aged 5–14 y. J Nutr. 2005 Nov;135(11):2602–8.
Vitamin D status, seasonal variations, parathyroid adenoma weight and bone mineral density in primary hyperparathyroidism. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 2005 Nov;63(5):506–13.
Vitamin D: important for prevention of osteoporosis, cardiovascular heart disease, type 1 diabetes, autoimmune diseases, and some cancers. South Med J. 2005 Oct;98(10):1024–7. Review.
Colon cancer and solar ultraviolet B radiation and prevention and treatment of colon cancer in mice with vitamin D and its Gemini analogs. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol. 2005 Oct;97(1–2):111–20.
Skin cancer prevention: a possible role of 1,25dihydroxyvitamin D3 and its analogs. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol. 2005 Oct;97(1–2):137–43.
Vitamin D3 confers protection from autoimmune encephalomyelitis only in female mice. J Immunol. 2005 Sep 15;175(6):4119–26.
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