.... This review focuses on the current knowledge of the effects of vitamin D and its deficiency on cardiovascular function, glucose homeostasis and immune function, with a particular focus on children. Although, there is good evidence to show that there is an association between vitamin D deficiency...

...)/insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) production and decreased immune function. Data from our laboratory as well as others have shown that, based on either GH secretory dynamics or IGF-1 levels, approximately 40% of adults aged 60 and older are GH deficient. In the same population of subjects, immune...

... by the underdevelopment of the thymus in dwarf Snell mice, which is prevented by GH treatment. In contrast, in vivo studies in humans have generally shown only minor alterations of immune function in GH deficiency. GH administration to children with various growth disorders may lead to variable and subtle changes in some...