Research Progress on the Role of Vitamin D in Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Autor: Wang, Jing, Huang, Haoyu, Liu, Chunming, Zhang, Yangping, Wang, Wenjuan, Zou, Zhuo, Yang, Lei, He, Xuemei, Wu, Jinting, Ma, Jing, Liu, Yun
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Zdroj: Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience; 5/10/2022, Vol. 16, p1-10, 10p
Abstrakt: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that can lead to severe social behavioral difficulties, which mainly manifests as social communication and interaction disorders; narrow interests; and repetitive, stereotyped behaviors. In recent years, the prevalence of ASD has increased annually, and it has evolved from a rare disease to one with a high incidence among childhood developmental disorders. The pathogenesis of ASD is considered to be the interaction of genetic and environmental factors. There is increasing evidence that vitamin D deficiency in pregnancy and early childhood can lead to the occurrence of ASD. Studies have demonstrated that vitamin D intervention can significantly improve the symptoms of ASD, but the underlying mechanism is still unclear. Therefore, exploring the neuroprotective mechanism of vitamin D against ASD is a huge challenge currently being worked on by current basic and clinical researchers, a task which is of great significance for the clinical promotion and optimization of vitamin D in the treatment of ASD. To further clarify the relationship between vitamin D and ASD, this review summarizes the correlation between vitamin D level and ASD, the effects of vitamin D supplementation on ASD, the possible mechanism of vitamin D involved in ASD, and insights from ASD animal models. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index