Sunil J. Wimalawansa

ORCID: 0000-0003-1096-8595
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  • Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
  • Vitamin D Research Studies
  • Bone health and osteoporosis research
  • Bone health and treatments
  • Vitamin C and Antioxidants Research
  • Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension
  • Cardiovascular, Neuropeptides, and Oxidative Stress Research
  • Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
  • Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Bone Metabolism and Diseases
  • Bone and Joint Diseases
  • Estrogen and related hormone effects
  • Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
  • Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
  • Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
  • Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes
  • Child Nutrition and Water Access
  • Obesity and Health Practices
  • Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis
  • Therapeutic Uses of Natural Elements
  • Pancreatic function and diabetes

Brunswick (United States)
2018-2025

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
2001-2024

American Journal Experts (United States)
2024

Somerset Medical Center
2013-2022

University of Peradeniya
1981-2022

Atlanta VA Medical Center
2020

Emory University
2020

Diabetes & Endocrine Associates
2020

Endocrine Society
2020

Oncology Hematology Care
2016

Vitamin D is a crucial micronutrient, critical to human health, and influences many physiological processes. Oral skin-derived vitamin hydroxylated form calcifediol (25(OH)D) in the liver, then 1,25(OH)2D (calcitriol) kidney. Alongside parathyroid hormone, calcitriol regulates neuro-musculoskeletal activities by tightly controlling blood-ionized calcium concentrations through intestinal absorption, renal tubular reabsorption, skeletal mineralization. Beyond its classical roles, evidence...

10.3390/nu16111666 article EN Nutrients 2024-05-29

Vitamin D deficiency is a global public health problem, pandemic that commonly affects the elderly and those with comorbidities such as obesity, diabetes, hypertension, respiratory disorders, recurrent infections, immune deficiency, malignancies, well ethnic minorities living in temperate countries. The same groups were worst affected by COVID-19. Since vitamin weakens system, it increases risk of complications, deaths, from sepsis Deficiency can be remedied cost-effectively through targeted...

10.3390/nu14142997 article EN Nutrients 2022-07-21
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