Article
Vitamin D, Cancer Risk, and Mortality.
Advances in food and nutrition research - 1 Jan 2015
Tagliabue Elena, Raimondi Sara, Gandini Sara
Abstract excerpt
Antiproliferative effects of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D, the biologically active form of vitamin D, are well established in various cell types by influencing cell differentiation and decreasing cell proliferation, growth, invasion, angiogenesis, and metastasis. Several meta-analyses showed that low serum levels of 25(OH)D was associated with colorectal cancer and overall mortality, while the association with cancer...
Topics
- Dietary Supplements
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Mortality
- Neoplasms
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
- Receptors, Calcitriol
- Risk Factors
- Sunlight
- Vitamin D
