Epidemic influenza and vitamin D

By J. Cannell, R. Vieth, J. Umhau, M. Holick, W. Grant, S. Madronich, C. Garland, Edward L. Giovannucci. Epidemiology and Infection, 2006

1,038 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Behavioral Neuroscience, Nutrition and Dietetics, Pathology and Forensic Medicine

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1. M. Wacker

In Nutrition and Dietetics

1. M. Wacker
2. M. F. Holick
3. C. Rosen
4. Edward L. Giovannucci
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In Pathology and Forensic Medicine

1. M. F. Holick
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3. C. Rosen
4. Edward L. Giovannucci
5. M. H. Murad
6. D. Bikle
7. M. Demay
8. JoAnn E. Manson

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• Evidence that Vitamin D Supplementation Could Reduce Risk of Influenza and COVID-19 Infections and Deaths (2020, background): “hypothesized that the winter peak was due in part to the conjunction with the season when solar UVB doses, and thus 25(OH)D concentrations, are lowest in most mid- and high-latitude countries [46], extended in [47].”
• Influenza Virus Transmission Is Dependent on Relative Humidity and Temperature (2007, background): “Current hypotheses include fluctuations in host immune competence mediated by seasonal factors such as melatonin [5] and vitamin D [6] levels; seasonal changes in host behavior, such as school attendance, air travel [7], and indoor crowding during cold or rainy weather; and environmental factors, in”
• Vitamin D and Immune Function (2013, background): “Low calcitriol concentrations have also been linked to elevated mortality caused by severe infections in end-stage renal disease patients [48], and low serum 25(OH)D levels have been associated with upper respiratory tract infections (URTI) [49–51], including influenza [52], chronic obstructive pulm”
• Absolute Humidity and the Seasonal Onset of Influenza in the Continental United States (2010, background): “, wintertime melatonin or vitamin D deficiencies [12,13]) may still affect influenza transmission rates.”
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• Association Between Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Level and Upper Respiratory Tract Infection in the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2009, neutral): “001 Spring, Mar-May 5246 39 (27-51) 18 (16-21) Summer, June-Aug 4504 66 (44-87) 13 (11-15) Fall, Sept-Nov 4646 56 (37-74) 21 (19-24) Age, y 12-19 2955 26 (24-29) 22 (19-24)”
• 25-hydroxyvitamin D and risk of myocardial infarction in men: a prospective study. (2008, background): “Finally, seasonal respiratory tract infections, particularly influenza, have been proposed to account for the winter increase in mortality due to CVD,(47) and hypovitaminosis D could contribute to these infections.(48,49) Two case-control studies(2,3) and a small prospective study(4) found that indi”
• Disease ecology meets ecological immunology: understanding the links between organismal immunity and infection dynamics in natural populations (2011, background): “In humans, vitamin D deficiency caused by limited exposure to sunlight has been linked with a higher incidence of respiratory infections and lower expression of antimicrobial peptides (Cannell et al. 2006).”