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Pneumonia in Egyptian Children 3.6 X more likely if poor Vitamin D Receptor – Aug 2018

Association of vitamin D receptor gene FokI polymorphism and susceptibility to CAP in Egyptian children: a multicenter study

Pediatric Research (2018) https://doi.org/10.1038/s41390-018-0149-y
Heba Abouzeid, NourEldin M. Abdelaal, Mohammed A. Abdou, Amira A. A. Mosabah, Mervat T. Zakaria, Mohammed M. Soliman, Ashraf M. Sherif, Mohammed E. Hamed, Attia A. Soliman, Maha A. Noah, Atef M. Khalil, Mohamed S. Hegab, Alsayed Abdel-Aziz, Shaimaa S. A. Elashkar, Rehab M. Nabil, Adel M. Abdou, Ghada M. Al-Akad & Hany A. A. Elbasyouni

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Vitamin D Receptor category has the following

510 studies in Vitamin D Receptor category

Vitamin D tests cannot detect Vitamin D Receptor (VDR) problems
A poor VDR restricts Vitamin D from getting in the cells

See also: 47 studies in the Resveratrol category

It appears that 30% of the population have a poor VDR (40% of the Obese )
Several diseases protect themselves by deactivating the Vitamin D receptor. Example: Breast Cancer
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The Vitamin D Receptor is associated with many health problems

Health problems include: Autoimmune (19 studies), Breast Cancer (22 studies), Colon Cancer (13 studies), Cardiovascular (23 studies), Cognition (16 studies), Diabetes (24 studies), Hypertension (9 studies), Infant (21 studies), Lupus (6 studies), Metabolic Syndrome (4 studies), Mortality (4 studies), Multiple Sclerosis (12 studies), Obesity (16 studies), Pregnancy (24 studies), Rheumatoid Arthritis (10 studies), TB (8 studies), VIRUS (36 studies),   Click here for details
Some health problems, such as Breast Cancer, Diabetes, and COVID protect themselves by reducing VDR activation

55 health problems associated with poor VDR


A poor VDR is associated with the risk of 55 health problems  click here for details
The risk of 48 diseases at least double with poor VDR as of Jan 2023  click here for details
Some health problem, such as Breast Cancer reduce the VDR

VDR at-home test $29 - results not easily understood in 2016
There are hints that you may have inherited a poor VDR


How to increase VDR activation


Compensate for poor VDR by increasing one or more:

IncreasingIncreases
1) Vitamin D supplement  Sun
Ultraviolet -B
Vitamin D in the blood
and thus in the cells
2) MagnesiumVitamin D in the blood
 AND in the cells
3) Omega-3 Vitamin D in the cells
4) Resveratrol Vitamin D Receptor
5) Intense exercise Vitamin D Receptor
6) Get prescription for VDR activator
   paricalcitol, maxacalcitol?
Vitamin D Receptor
7) Quercetin (flavonoid) Vitamin D Receptor
8) Zinc is in the VDRVitamin D Receptor
9) BoronVitamin D Receptor ?,
etc
10) Essential oils e.g. ginger, curcuminVitamin D Receptor
11) ProgesteroneVitamin D Receptor
12) Infrequent high concentration Vitamin D
Increases the concentration gradient
Vitamin D Receptor
13) Sulfroaphane and perhaps sulfurVitamin D Receptor
14)Butyrate especially gutVitamin D Receptor

Note: If you are not feeling enough benefit from Vitamin D, you might try increasing VDR activation. You might feel the benefit within days of adding one or more of the above

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Increased risk associated with a poor Vitamin D Receptor
   Note: Some diseases reduce VDR activation
those with a * are known to decrease activation

Risk
increase
Health Problem
50Lyme Disease *
28Leprosy - another says 3X
15Chronic Heart Failure
15Temporary hair loss
14,7Childhood solid cancers
14Hand, Foot, and Mouth disease
13Sepsis
12COVID Death
11Metabolic Syndrome
9.6Chronic Periodontitis
   and smoke
8Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
7.6Crohn's disease
7.5Respiratory Tract Infections
5.8Low back pain in athletes
5 Respiratory Distress in preemies
5Ulcerative Colitis
5Coronary Artery Disease
5Asthma Child see also 1.3, 2.0 and 3.6
4.6Breast Cancer * 16.9 X another study
4.3Severe COVID in kids
4.1Vitiligo
4Polycystic ovary syndrome
3.8Lupus
3.6 Pneumonia - children
3.3 Pre-term birth
3.1 Colon Cancer survival
3 Multiple Sclerosis
3Dengue
3 Waist size
3 Ischemic Stroke
3Alzheimer’s
9X in women
3Parkinson’s
3Gestational Diabetes
2.9Hand, Foot, Mouth Disease
2.8Osteoporosis & COPD
2.7Gastric Cancer
2.6Lupus in children
2.5 Lumbar Disc Degeneration
2.4Lung Cancer
2.3Cardio
2.3Autism
2.2Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
2.1Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis in Asians
2Diabetic Retinopathy
2Parkinson's
2 Wheezing/Asthma see also 5X
2 Melanoma   Non-melanoma Skin Cancers
2Myopia
2Preeclampsia
1.9Uterine Fibroids
1.9Early tooth decay
1.8Diabetic nephropathy
1.8Sleep Apnea
1.6Diabetes - Type I
1.6Prostate Cancer while black
1.5 Diabetes -Type II
1.5Gout
1.5Pertussis
1.5Obesity
1.4Graves Disease
1.4 Rheumatoid arthritis
1.3Hypertension
1.3Childhood asthma see also 5X
1.3Psoriasis in Caucasians
1.3Tuberculosis
?? Rickets - Vitamin D resistant

Breathing problems often associated with Poor Vitamin D Receptors

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Background
Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is the leading cause of child deaths around the world. Recently, the vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene has emerged as a susceptibility gene for CAP.

Objectives
To evaluate the association of the VDR gene Fok I polymorphism with susceptibility to CAP in Egyptian children.

Methods
This was a multicenter case-control study of 300 patients diagnosed with CAP, and 300 well-matched healthy control children. The VDR Fok I (rs2228570) polymorphism was genotyped by PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP), meanwhile serum 25-hydroxy vitamin D (25D) level was assessed using ELISA method.

Results
The frequencies of the VDR FF genotype and F allele were more common in patients with CAP than in our control group (OR = 3.6; (95% CI: 1.9–6.7) for the FF genotype; P = 0.001) and (OR: 1.8; (95% CI: 1.4–2.3) for the F allele; P = 0.01). Patients carrying the VDR FF genotype had lower serum (25D) level (mean; 14.8 ± 3.6 ng/ml) than Ff genotype (20.6 ± 4.5 ng/ml) and the ff genotype (24.5 ± 3.7 ng/ml); P < 0.01.

Conclusion
The VDR gene Fok I (rs2228570) polymorphism confers susceptibility to CAP in Egyptian children.

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Acknowledgements
We thank the staff of Pediatric Pulmonology and Outpatient Clinics in Zagazig University, Ain-Shams and Cairo University hospitals for their collaboration in sampling as well as our patients who participated in the study.
Author contributions
H.A.Z. submitted the manuscript. M.A.A. designed the study. A.M.K. collected clinical data and coordinated the sample collection (Zagazig University). N.M.A. collected clinical data and coordinated the sample collection (Ain-Shams University). M.M.S. collected clinical data and coordinated the sample collection (Cairo University). M.S.H. and H.A.A.E. performed the statistical analysis. M.A.N. and A.A.S. helped to draft the manuscript. A.M.S., A.A.M., and M.E.H. wrote the manuscript. A.A.A., M.T.Z., and S.S.A.E. critically revised the final version. A.M.A., R.M.N., and G.M.A. performed laboratory analysis and genotyping. All authors read and approved all the manuscript.
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Affiliations
Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
Heba Abouzeid, Mohammed A. Abdou, Mohammed E. Hamed, Attia A. Soliman, Maha A. Noah, Atef M. Khalil, Mohamed S. Hegab, Alsayed Abdel-Aziz & Shaimaa S. A. Elashkar
Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Ain-Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
NourEldin M. Abdelaal
Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
Amira A. A. Mosabah, Mervat T. Zakaria, Mohammed M. Soliman & Ashraf M. Sherif
Department of Clinical pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
Rehab M. Nabil & Ghada M. Al-Akad
Department of Clinical pathology, Al Azhar Faculty of Medicine, Cairo, Egypt
Adel M. Abdou
Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Monufia, Egypt
Hany A. A. Elbasyouni
Competing interests
The authors declare no competing interests.
Corresponding author
Correspondence to Heba Abouzeid.


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