Factors Affecting Uptake of Vitamin D in Gastro-Intestinal Tract

Abhishek Kumar

Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Sawangi (M), Wardha, Maharashtra, India.

Swati Garg

Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Sawangi (M), Wardha, Maharashtra, India.

Samarth Shukla *

Department of Pathology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Sawangi (M), Wardha, Maharashtra, India.

Sourya Acharya

Department of Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Sawangi (M), Wardha, Maharashtra, India.

Sunita Vagha

Department of Pathology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Sawangi (M), Wardha, Maharashtra, India.

*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.


Abstract

Vitamin D deficiency affects about 50% of entire people. Vitamin D deficiency affects an estimated 100 million individuals worldwide, spanning all cultures and age groups. This catastrophic situation of vitamin D deficiency can mainly be attributed to lifestyle and the average impact that cuts down exposure to rays from the sun. It is required for the epithelium to produce vitamin D with the help of ultraviolet B (UVB). In comparison to fair-skinned people, dark-skinned people absorb a larger quantity of UVB in their epidermal melanin. Fairer folks require more solar exposition to get the same amount.

The increased cases of vitamin D deficiency is a significant prevalent ailment caused by vitamin D deficiency. It is a self-governing, deadly cause of widespread mortality worldwide. New research supports hypovitaminosis D as a cause of neoplastic, cardiac, orthopedic, immunological, NIDDM, and mental disorders. Vitamin D doses are usually compounded to a minimum of 1000 IU by physicians. According to a 2007 study, a high vitamin D intake decreases mortality risk. We've focused on vitamin D research and abstracted the mechanisms that have been linked to vitamin D and its therapeutic implications.

Vitamin D is unique in that it may be produced from the epidermis in reaction to UV radiation. AFTER IRRADIATING THE ERGOSTEROL TO UV LIGHT, Vitamin D2 is produced in sun-irradiated fungus. When UVB sunlight strikes the epidermis, vitamin D3 is produced. It's the most "natural" recipe possible. Humans produce vitamin D2. Vitamin D3 is produced mainly by oil-rich fish. Chylomicrons are generated when vitamin D is taken orally.

Keywords: Vitamin D, absorption, GUT, micronutrients, physicochemical, fat-absorption, obesity


How to Cite

Kumar, Abhishek, Swati Garg, Samarth Shukla, Sourya Acharya, and Sunita Vagha. 2021. “Factors Affecting Uptake of Vitamin D in Gastro-Intestinal Tract”. Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International 33 (60B):393-99. https://doi.org/10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i60B34634.

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