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What's New Our Videos Library	Back Vitamin D: Specific to MS Loading March 2009 Novel insights in the immune function of the vitamin D system: Synergism with interferon-beta Assessment of 25-hydroxyvitamin D and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D₃ concentrations in male and female multiple sclerosis patients and control volunteers Vitamin D status modulates the immune response to Epstein Barr virus: Synergistic effect of risk factors in multiple sclerosis Insufficient sunshine as a cause of multiple sclerosis: evidence for the correlation The Role of Vitamin D in Multiple Sclerosis Outdoor activities and diet in childhood and adolescence relate to MS risk above the Arctic Circle Multiple sclerosis: the environment and causation Vitamin D and its role in immunology: Multiple sclerosis, and inflammatory bowel disease D-Hormone and the immune system Vitamin D supplementation improves cytokine profiles in patients with congestive heart failure: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial Vitamin D levels in people with multiple sclerosis and community controls in Tasmania, Australia A timing-of-birth effect on multiple sclerosis clinical phenotype IL-10 Signaling Is Essential for 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D₃-Mediated Inhibition of Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis Studies of associations between disability in multiple sclerosis, skin type, gender and ultraviolet radiation A longitudinal study of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D and intact PTH levels indicate the importance of vitamin D and calcium homeostasis regulation in multiple sclerosis Developmental vitamin D deficiency alters brain protein expression in the adult rat: Implications for neuropsychiatric disorders Childhood sun exposure influences risk of multiple sclerosis in monozygotic twins Regional variations in the prevalence of multiple sclerosis in French farmers Observational analytic studies in multiple sclerosis: controlling bias through study design and conduct. The Australian Multicentre Study of Environment and Immune Function Safety of vitamin D₃ in adults with multiple sclerosis March 2007 Why we should offer routine vitamin D supplementation in pregnancy and childhood to prevent multiple sclerosis Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Levels and Risk of Multiple Sclerosis 1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 is a potent suppressor of interferon-γ mediated macrophage activation Vitamin D and Autoimmune Disease— Implications for Practice from the Multiple Sclerosis Literature Multiple Sclerosis: Decreased relapse rate through dietary supplementation with calcium, magnesium and vitamin D Antioxidative Effect of Vitamin D3 on Zinc-Induced Oxidative Stress in CNS UVR, Vitamin D and Three Autoimmune Diseases – Multiple Sclerosis, Type 1 Diabetes, Rheumatoid Arthritis November 2005 Vitamin D₃ Confers Protection from Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis Only in Female Mice A pilot study of oral calcitriol (1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3) for relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis Allelic variation in the vitamin D receptor gene is associated with multiple sclerosis in an Australian population Seasonal fluctuation of multiple sclerosis births in Sardinia 25-Hydroxyvitamin D levels in serum at the onset of multiple sclerosis Ecologic analysis of some immune-related disorders, including Type 1 Diabetes, in Australia: Latitude, regional ultraviolet radiation, and disease prevalence Converting relapsing remitting to secondary progressive experimental allergic encephalomyelitis (EAE) by ultraviolet B irradiation Mounting Evidence for Vitamin D as an Environmental Factor Affecting Autoimmune Disease Prevalence Vitamin D status, 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D₃, and the immune system Interleukin-2 is one of the targets of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D₃ in the immune system Timing of birth and risk of multiple sclerosis: population based study Seasonal variations in exacerbations and MRI parameters in relapsing-remitting MS Vitamin D intake and incidence of multiple sclerosis Susceptibility and outcome in MS Associations with polymorphisms in pigmentation-related genes Gene expression analysis suggests that 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D₃ reverses experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis by stimulating inflammatory cell apoptosis Multiple sclerosis and vitamin D: an update Vitamin D Supplementation in the Fight Against Multiple Sclerosis The Targets of Vitamin D Depend on the Differentiation and Activation Status of CD4 Positive T Cells Skin cancer in people with multiple sclerosis: a record linkage study Vitamin D intake and incidence of multiple sclerosis Past exposure to sun, skin phenotype, and risk of multiple sclerosis: case-control study 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D₃ - a hormone with immunomodulatory properties The immunological functions of the vitamin D endocrine system Treatment of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis in rat by 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D₃ leads to early effects within the central nervous system Cytokine Profile in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis Following Vitamin D Supplementation 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D₃ reversibly blocks the progression of relapsing encephalomyelitis, a model of MS Regional variation in MS prevalence in Australia and its association with ambient ultraviolet light Seasonal variation in immune measurements and MRI markers of disease activity in MS New clues about vitamin D functions in the nervous system Vitamin D and Seasonal Fluctuations of Gadolinium-Enhancing Magnetic Resonance Imaging Lesions in Multiple Sclerosis Rag-1-dependent cells are necessary for 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D₃ prevention of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis Effects of Seasons on Magnetic Resonance Imaging–Measured Disease Activity in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis Vitamin D: a Natural Inhibitor of Multiple Sclerosis Seasonal patterns in optic neuritis and multiple sclerosis: a meta-analysis Mortality from multiple sclerosis and exposure to residential and occupational solar radiation: a case-control study based on death certificates Sunlight, Vitamin D and Multiple Sclerosis Back

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