Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Oxidative damage may be responsible for pathogenesis and complications of many diseases. Vitamin D deficiency has been suggested as a potential mediator of various extra-skeletal pathologies. However, there are limited data on anti-oxidant properties of vitamin D.Methods: Forty-one subjects with vitamin D deficiency and 30 healthy controls were enrolled in the study. The levels of total anti-oxidant status (TAS), total oxidant status (TOS),...