Special Issue "The Role of Vitamin D in Cancer"
A special issue of Cancers (ISSN 2072-6694). This special issue belongs to the section "Cancer Pathophysiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2023 | Viewed by 120
Special Issue Editor
Dr. Jérémie Talvas
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Vitamin D is a precursor of a potent steroid hormone, calcitriol, which is known to regulate phospho-calcic metabolism. Its receptor, VDR, is present in many cell types; consequently, vitamin D is now studied for a wide range of physiologic effects, such as muscle cell differentiation, immune cell modulation, and cancer cell proliferation. It was found that vitamin D may play a key role in the prevention and treatment of many extra-skeletal diseases, such as cancer. However, it remains unclear whether supplementation with vitamin D reduces the risk of cancer. If the anti-proliferative effects of vitamin D are often demonstrated in vitro, in vivo studies are more controversial and data from randomized trials are limited. This Special Issue will highlight the role of vitamin D in cancer in all its diversity (cancer cell proliferation, immune surveillance, cachexia, etc.), covering both fundamental and more (pre)clinical aspects.
Dr. Jérémie Talvas
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- calcitriol
- nutrition
- immunomodulation
- immunotherapy
- exercise
- cachexia
