Anna Stecová
Vitamin D acts through a nuclear receptor to carry out its many functions, including calcium and phosphate homeostasis
and bone metabolism, skeleton development, muscle functions, etc. It also has several non-calcaemic functions in
the body, including processes of cellular differentiation and tissue proliferation. It is a very important immunomodulatory
agent which acts in several immunological processes, including autoimmune ones. Vitamin D deficiency has been
found in women suffering from gestational diabetes and diabetes type I. Vitamin D deficiency and VDR polymorphism
is involved in the development of certain cancers. Association between a low level of vitamin D and development of pre
-eclampsia and a higher risk of delivery of low-birth-weight infants has been demonstrated. Vitamin D is also considered
as an important factor for all processes in the human reproduction system.