Liver, Liver Cancer, and Vitamin D

Created February 2018

Current therapies in alleviating liver disorders and cancers with a special focus on the potential of vitamin D

Nutrition & Metabolism201815:13, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12986-018-0251-5

Shahida Khan, Ashraf Ali, Sarah Khan, Ahmed Bakillah, Ghazi Damanhouri, Aziz Khan, Ahmed Makki, Ibtehal AlAnsari and Naheed Banu

* * Liver category listing has items along with related searches** * Liver cancer incidence probably reduced by Vitamin D and Vitamin K – July 2017* Liver cancer half as likely if high level of vitamin D – Feb 2014* Liver cancer nicely treated by high dose vitamin D for 16 weeks (early stage, in rats) – April 2018

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Sections

Link of vitamin D and liver complications with other coexisting health disorders

Vitamin D deficiency in chronic liver diseases

Role of vitamin D in non-alcoholic steatohepatitis-

Vitamin D in alcoholic liver disease (ALD)

Vitamin D in viral hepatitis

Possible route of vitamin D in liver cancer

Pivotal role of vitamin D receptors (VDR) and gene expression

Vitamin D analogs

Factors contributing towards vitamin D deficiency, and its supplementation

Other helpful therapies in alleviating liver disorders

Use of nutraceuticals

Role of fiber, vitamins and minerals

Anabolic steroids and growth hormones

Role of omega-3 fatty acids

Role of amino-acids

Enteral and parenteral nutrition

The microbiota connection

Conclusion and future direction

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