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Vitamin D and diabetes.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20511061     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Type 1 (T1D) and type 2 (T2D) diabetes are considered multifactorial diseases in which both genetic predisposition and environmental factors participate in their development. Many cellular, preclinical, and observational studies support a role for vitamin D in the pathogenesis of both types of diabetes including: (1) T1D and T2D patients have a higher incidence of hypovitaminosis D; (2) pancreatic tissue (more specifically the insulin-producing beta-cells) as well as numerous cell types of the immune system express the vitamin D receptor (VDR) and vitamin D-binding protein (DBP); and (3) some allelic variations in genes involved in vitamin D metabolism and VDR are associated with glucose (in)tolerance, insulin secretion, and sensitivity, as well as inflammation. Moreover, pharmacologic doses of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D (1,25(OH)(2)D), the active form of vitamin D, prevent insulitis and T1D in nonobese diabetic (NOD) mice and other models of T1D, possibly by immune modulation as well as by direct effects on beta-cell function. In T2D, vitamin D supplementation can increase insulin sensitivity and decrease inflammation. This article reviews the role of vitamin D in the pathogenesis of T1D and T2D, focusing on the therapeutic potential for vitamin D in the prevention/intervention of T1D and T2D as well as its complications.
Authors:
Tatiana Takiishi; Conny Gysemans; Roger Bouillon; Chantal Mathieu
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Endocrinology and metabolism clinics of North America     Volume:  39     ISSN:  1558-4410     ISO Abbreviation:  Endocrinol. Metab. Clin. North Am.     Publication Date:  2010 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-05-31     Completed Date:  2010-09-14     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8800104     Medline TA:  Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  419-46, table of contents     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Laboratory for Experimental Medicine and Endocrinology (LEGENDO), Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, UZ Gasthuisberg, O&N I Herestraat, Leuven, Belgium.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / drug therapy*,  prevention & control
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / drug therapy*,  prevention & control
Dietary Supplements
Female
Genetic Predisposition to Disease / genetics
Glucose Intolerance / drug therapy
Humans
Immune System / drug effects,  metabolism
Insulin / secretion
Insulin Resistance / genetics
Insulin-Secreting Cells / metabolism
Male
Mice
Pancreatitis / drug therapy,  prevention & control
Rats
Receptors, Calcitriol / genetics,  metabolism
Vitamin D / analogs & derivatives*,  blood,  genetics,  metabolism,  therapeutic use*
Vitamin D Deficiency / drug therapy*,  genetics
Vitamin D-Binding Protein / genetics,  metabolism
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Receptors, Calcitriol; 0/Vitamin D-Binding Protein; 11061-68-0/Insulin; 1406-16-2/Vitamin D; 66772-14-3/1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D

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