40893

Vitamin D and Hepatitis C Virus-relatedLiver Disease

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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Vitamin D through the vitamin D receptor (VDR) is involved in the control of bone and calcium homeostasis, immunoregulation, cellular differentiation,and anti-inflammatoryactions.The liver is central in vitamin D synthesis, however the direct involvement ofthe vitamin D with chronic liver disease, chronic hepatitis C (CHC) infection, and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains to be evaluated.The purpose of thisreview is to describevitamin D metabolism, the mechanisms of homeostatic control, and to address the associationsbetween vitamin D and HCV-related liver disease.

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10.21608/smj.2019.40893

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Ahmed

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Abudeif

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Department of Tropical Medicine and Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University.

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ahmedabudeif@med.sohag.edu.eg

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Sohag

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0000-0001-8732-3520

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Ghada

Last Name

Galal

MiddleName

Moustafa

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Department of Tropical Medicine and Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University.

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ghada_galal@med.sohag.edu.eg

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Sohag

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First Name

Asmaa

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Mohammad

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Naser

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Department of Tropical Medicine and Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University.

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asmaa_hassan1@med.sohag.edu.eg

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Sohag

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Maha

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Agamy

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Mohamed

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Department of Tropical Medicine and Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University.

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mahaabdo@med.sohag.edu.eg

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Sohag

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First Name

Nagwa

Last Name

Ahmad

MiddleName

Sayed

Affiliation

Debartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University.

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nagwa_ahmed@med.sohag.edu.eg

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Sohag

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Nahed

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Fahmy

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Fathallah

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Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology,Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University.

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nahed_fahmy@med.sohag.edu.eg

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Sohag

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23

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Issue 1

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5652

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2019-01-01

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2018-11-06

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2019-01-01

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31

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38

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1687-8353

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2682-4159

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785

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Sohag Medical Journal

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Vitamin D and Hepatitis C Virus-relatedLiver Disease

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22 Jan 2023