Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1. The Vitamin D Receptor (VDR)
(Ilias D. Iliopoulos MD, Sotiria Kotsela MD, Angelos Kaspiris MD, PhD, Efstathios Chronopoulos, MD, PhD, Olga D. Savvidou, MD, PhD, Elias Vasiliadis, MD, PhD, Elias Panagiotopoulos, MD, PhD, Orthopaedic Department, “Rion” University Hospital and Medical School, School of Health Sciences, University of Patras, Greece, and others)
Chapter 2. The Role of Vitamin D Deficiency in the Pathogenesis of Lung Diseases
(Marina Ruxandra Oțelea, MD, PhD, Clinical Department, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol Davila, Bucharest, Romania)
Chapter 3. Vitamin D and Cardiovascular Diseases
(Francesca Longoa, MD, Giulia Grillia, MD, Laura Padoanb, MD, Daniela Santona, PhD, Gianfranco Sinagraa, MD, Antonio Paolo Beltramic, MD, PhD, and Aneta Aleksovaa, MD, Cardiovascular Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria di Trieste and Department of Medical Surgical and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy, Sport and Exercise Medicine Division, Department of Medicine, University of Padova, Padova, Italy, and Department of Medical and Biological Sciences, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
Chapter 4. Implication of Vitamin D Deficiency in Altered Osseous Remodeling and Development of Bone Marrow Edema Syndrome
(Angelos Kaspiris MD, PhD, Ilias D. Iliopoulos MD, Efstathios Chronopoulos, MD, PhD, Olga D. Savvidou, MD, PhD, Elias Vasiliadis, MD, PhD, Sotiria Kotsela MD, and Elias Panagiotopoulos, MD, PhD, Division for Bone Research, Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, School of Health Sciences, University of Patras, Greece, and others)
Chapter 5. The Role of Vitamin D in Critically Ill Mechanically Ventilated Patients
(Sonu Yadav, Dalim Kumar Baidya, and Mrinal K Mondal, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi)
Chapter 6. Vitamin D: A D-Lightful Solution for Neonates (Newer Perspectives on an Older Theme)
(Bharti Yadav MD, Jogender Kuma, and Jaivinder Yadav MD, Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences; Jodhpur (Rajasthan), India, and Department of Pediatrics, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research; Chandigarh, India)
Chapter 7. Lipid Based Drug Delivery Systems for Vitamin D
(Rahul Gupta, Vandana Soni, and Prem N. Gupta, Formulation & Drug Delivery Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Jammu, India, and Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dr. Harisingh Gour Central University, Sagar, India)
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