Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease of the Central Nervous System (CNS). Genetic, epigenetic and environmental factors interact together, contributing to the complex pathogenesis of the disease. In the last decades, the role of hypovitaminosis D on MS risk was hypothesised. Several factors drive the regulation of vitamin D status, including genetics. The current review summarises the literature evidence on the association between vitamin D and MS, with a focus on the genetic polymorphisms in vitamin D-related genes. The variants of the genes codifying Vitamin D Receptor (VDR), Vitamin D Binding Protein (VDBP) and CYP enzymes have been investigated, but the findings are controversial. Only a few studies have addressed the role of DHCR7 polymorphisms in MS risk.

Scazzone, C., Agnello, L., Lo Sasso, B., Ciaccio, A.M., Giglio, R.V., Bivona, G., et al. (2019). Vitamin D and Multiple Sclerosis: An Open-Ended Story. THE OPEN BIOCHEMISTRY JOURNAL, 13(1), 88-98 [10.2174/1874091X01913010088].

Vitamin D and Multiple Sclerosis: An Open-Ended Story

Scazzone, Concetta;Agnello, Luisa;Lo Sasso, Bruna;Giglio, Rosaria V;Bivona, Giulia;Ciaccio, Marcello
2019-01-01

Abstract

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease of the Central Nervous System (CNS). Genetic, epigenetic and environmental factors interact together, contributing to the complex pathogenesis of the disease. In the last decades, the role of hypovitaminosis D on MS risk was hypothesised. Several factors drive the regulation of vitamin D status, including genetics. The current review summarises the literature evidence on the association between vitamin D and MS, with a focus on the genetic polymorphisms in vitamin D-related genes. The variants of the genes codifying Vitamin D Receptor (VDR), Vitamin D Binding Protein (VDBP) and CYP enzymes have been investigated, but the findings are controversial. Only a few studies have addressed the role of DHCR7 polymorphisms in MS risk.
2019
Scazzone, C., Agnello, L., Lo Sasso, B., Ciaccio, A.M., Giglio, R.V., Bivona, G., et al. (2019). Vitamin D and Multiple Sclerosis: An Open-Ended Story. THE OPEN BIOCHEMISTRY JOURNAL, 13(1), 88-98 [10.2174/1874091X01913010088].
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