Kenneth Jake Q.

Tayaban
Name
Course and Year BSN 1-A
Subject Biochem Lec
Instructor Olivar Reimos D. Barroga
Article/ News Critiquing on Trends in Biochemistry
Title of the Vitamin D in Physiological and Pathological Conditions
article/news
Reference (APA Kiran Dahiya*; Sanghapriya Pal; Rakesh Dhankhar
format): Department of Biochemistry, Pt. BD Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak,
Haryana, India.
Questions:
1. What is the The article is all about the Vitamin D, one of the fat-soluble
article all about? vitamins, is considered a hormone also owing to its ability to be
synthesized in the body and similarity of its mechanism of action
with steroid hormones. It is the key hormone, along with
parathormone and calcitonin, in calcium homeostasis. Besides
regulating calcium levels in plasma, vitamin D plays a significant
role in maintaining normal physiological functions and growth and
development of the body. Deficiency of vitamin D has been
implicated in a number of pathological conditions while
high levels may produce toxic features. This article is an attempt to
throw light on these important aspects of vitamin D in human
physiology and pathology.

2. How is it related This article is related to Biochemistry in a way that it concludes the
to Biochemistry? Vit. D throughout the article, in which it is a vital micronutrient that
cannot be synthesized endogenously or in insufficient amounts,
that is fat-soluble that can greatly affect the human physiology and
pathology.
3. How is it This article is relevant in terms of health and wellness because this
relevant? (in article attempts to throw light on the important aspects of vitamin D
terms of in human physiology and pathology. This article covers the effects
environmental of vitamin D and the effects of vit. D deficiency in the human
protection, psychology and pathology than can greatly increase our knowledge
advancement in to advance the human technology and increase our environmental
human protection.
technology,
health and
wellness)
4. What are the The prevailing interferences/ problems associated with this article is
prevailing the lack of presented evidence to further advance this research.
interferences/
problems
associated with
it?
5. Will it be a Yes, because vitamin D is important in the body to maintain
successful physiologic homeostasis. Besides this, alteration of vitamin D
research status in the body, underlies different pathologic conditions.

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 work/news in Therefore, vitamin D is gaining great interest in recent biomedical
solving the research works.
recent
problems,
issues and
concerns we are
facing globally?
Why or Why
not?
Insights Learned

References:
Recent Trends in Biochemistry. Meddocsonline.org. (2022). Retrieved 26 June 2022, from
https://meddocsonline.org/recent-trends-in-biochemistry.html#X.

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