Is There a Role of Vitamin D in Alzheimer's Disease?
Study Goal
The researchers aimed to summarize the role of vitamin D in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and review the results of supplementation trials in AD patients.
Results Summary
The abstract suggests that vitamin D influences immune-mediated Aβ plaque clearance, immune response, oxidative stress, and mitochondrial function, which are relevant in AD pathogenesis, but notes that genomic vitamin D signaling is impaired in the AD brain. The results of supplementation trials are reviewed but not detailed in the abstract.
Population
Alzheimer's disease patients
Effective Dosage
Not specified
Duration
Not specified
Interactions
None mentioned
| Intervention | Direction | Endpoint | Population | Dosage | Impact | Claim # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
vitamin D | increase | immune-mediated Aβ plaque's phagocytosis and clearance | - | - | influenced | #1 |
vitamin D | increase | immune response | - | - | influenced | #2 |
vitamin D | decrease | oxidative stress | - | - | influenced | #3 |
vitamin D | increase | mitochondrial function | - | - | influenced | #4 |
vitamin D insufficiency | increase | onset and progression of the main neurological diseases, including AD | - | - | linked to | #5 |
Alzheimer's disease (AD) represents the most prevalent type of neurodegenerative dementia and the sixth leading cause of death worldwide. The so-called "non-calcemic actions" of vitamin D have been increasingly described, and its insufficiency has already been linked to the onset and progression of the main neurological diseases, including AD. Immune-mediated Aβ plaque's phagocytosis and clearance, immune response, oxidative stress, and mitochondrial function are all influenced by vitamin D, and these functions are considered relevant in AD pathogenesis. However, it has been shown that the genomic vitamin D signaling pathway is already impaired in the AD brain, making things more complicated. In this paper, we aim to summarise the role of vitamin D in AD and review the results of the supplementation trials in AD patients.