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Vitamin D a frailty

Title in English Vitamin D and frailty
Authors

MATĚJOVSKÁ KUBEŠOVÁ Hana TŮMOVÁ Jana POLCAROVÁ Vlasta MELUZÍNOVÁ Hana

Year of publication 2011
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Interní medicina pro praxi
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Medicine

Citation
Field Other specializations of internal medicine
Keywords frailty; vitamin D; bone; muscle; sarcopenia; cognitive functions; depression; cancer; autoimunity; diabetes mellitus
Description Frailty syndrome comprises not only emerging fractures caused by instability and falls, but complex of pathologies as frequent organ decompensations, infective complications, psychical problems and rapid cognitive decline accelerating the appearance of disability and dependency of seniors. Vitamin D as one of liposolubile vitamins was related to children age and skeleton at the clinical practice until now. There is lot of new information considering rather more complicated connection of vitamin D into many functions of human body during last years. On the other hand we are able to measure the serum level of vitamin D, so we recognized the possibility of long term significantly low levels of vitamin D in tenths percent of population. This review shows actual information about relationsship between vitamin D and organ systems and their disturbances. Long term low level of vitamin D potentiates cognitive deterioration in elderly, influences the mood up to depression appearance. The influence of vitamin D on imunity system and cancerogenesis appears to be of high importance too. From the seniors independence point of view the relationship between vitamin D and sarcopenia is very important especially in connection with osteoporosis prevention - the way how to reduce the danger of falls and osteoporotic fractures. Autoimmune diseases and diabetes mellitus are mentioned at the end of the review.

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