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Spyridon N. Karras
Researcher at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Publications - 125
Citations - 2653
Spyridon N. Karras is an academic researcher from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. The author has contributed to research in topics: Vitamin D and neurology & vitamin D deficiency. The author has an hindex of 23, co-authored 108 publications receiving 1854 citations. Previous affiliations of Spyridon N. Karras include Agios Pavlos General Hospital & Yahoo!.
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Rationale and plan for vitamin D food fortification: A review and guidance paper
Stefan Pilz,Winfried März,Winfried März,Kevin D. Cashman,Mairead Kiely,Susan J. Whiting,Michael F. Holick,William B. Grant,Paweł Płudowski,Mickaël Hiligsmann,Christian Trummer,Verena Schwetz,Elisabeth Lerchbaum,Marlene Pandis,Andreas Tomaschitz,Martin R. Grübler,Martin Gaksch,Nicolas Verheyen,Bruce W. Hollis,Lars Rejnmark,Spyridon N. Karras,Andreas Hahn,Heike A. Bischoff-Ferrari,Jörg Reichrath,Rolf Jorde,Ibrahim Elmadfa,Reinhold Vieth,Robert Scragg,Mona S. Calvo,Natasja M. van Schoor,Roger Bouillon,Paul Lips,Suvi T. Itkonen,Adrian R. Martineau,Christel Lamberg-Allardt,Armin Zittermann +35 more
TL;DR: Systematic vitamin D food fortification is an effective approach to improve vitamin D status in the general population and this has already been introduced by countries such as the US, Canada, India, and Finland.
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Vitamin D in human reproduction: a narrative review
TL;DR: Vitamin D supplementation improves fertility outcomes in both sexes in men and women and may have a positive effect on sperm count and motility.
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Vitamin D and cardiovascular disease: From atherosclerosis to myocardial infarction and stroke
Giovanna Muscogiuri,Cédric Annweiler,Cédric Annweiler,Guillaume T. Duval,Spyridon N. Karras,Giacomo Tirabassi,Gianmaria Salvio,Giancarlo Balercia,Samantha M. Kimball,Kalliopi Kotsa,Luca Mascitelli,Harjit Pal Bhattoa,Annamaria Colao +12 more
TL;DR: The goal of this review is to provide an updated review of the literature on the basic science of how vitamin D may affect the cardiovascular system and in particular to analyze the role thatitamin D may have in the whole dynamic process from the initiation of endothelial dysfunction to the development of myocardial infarction and stroke.
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Vitamin D and intestinal homeostasis: Barrier, microbiota, and immune modulation
Hana Fakhoury,Peter R. Kvietys,Wael Al-Kattan,Fatme Al Anouti,Muhammad Affan Elahi,Spyridon N. Karras,William B. Grant +6 more
TL;DR: The importance of vitamin D/VDR signaling in intestinal homeostasis is evidenced by the development of a chronic inflammatory state (e.g. IBD) when this signaling system is disrupted.
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The Role of Vitamin D in Fertility and during Pregnancy and Lactation: A Review of Clinical Data.
Stefan Pilz,Armin Zittermann,Rima Obeid,Andreas Hahn,Paweł Płudowski,Christian Trummer,Elisabeth Lerchbaum,Faustino R. Pérez-López,Spyridon N. Karras,Winfried März +9 more
TL;DR: It is still not clear whether vitamin D supplementation improves fertility or decreases the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes such as low birth weight, pre-eclampsia and neonatal mortality, or reduces wheeze/asthma in the infants.