Ilkka Laaksi

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Affiliation: University of Tampere
Country: Finland

Publications

  1. ncbi Vitamin D fortification as public health policy: significant improvement in vitamin D status in young Finnish men
    I T Laaksi
    Department of Cell Biology, Medical School, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
    Eur J Clin Nutr 60:1035-8. 2006
  2. ncbi An association of serum vitamin D concentrations < 40 nmol/L with acute respiratory tract infection in young Finnish men
    Ilkka Laaksi
    Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, Medical School, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
    Am J Clin Nutr 86:714-7. 2007
  3. ncbi Vitamin D and respiratory infection in adults
    Ilkka Laaksi
    Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, Medical School, University of Tampere, Medisiinarinkatu 3, 33014 Tampere, Finland
    Proc Nutr Soc 71:90-7. 2012
  4. ncbi Impaired motor performance in mice lacking neurosteroid vitamin D receptors
    Allan V Kalueff
    Department of Anatomy, Medical School, University of Tampere, Tampere 33014, Finland
    Brain Res Bull 64:25-9. 2004
  5. ncbi Abnormal behavioral organization of grooming in mice lacking the vitamin D receptor gene
    Allan V Kalueff
    Department of Anatomy, Medical School, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
    J Neurogenet 19:1-24. 2005
  6. ncbi Increased anxiety in mice lacking vitamin D receptor gene
    Allan V Kalueff
    Department of Anatomy, Medical School, University of Tampere, FIN 33014 Tampere, Finland
    Neuroreport 15:1271-4. 2004
  7. ncbi 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 is an active hormone in human primary prostatic stromal cells
    Yan Ru Lou
    Department of Anatomy, Medical School, FIN 33014, University of Tampere, Finland
    FASEB J 18:332-4. 2004
  8. ncbi Antiproliferative action of vitamin D
    Timo Ylikomi
    Graduate School of Biomedicine, Department of Cell Biology, 33014 University of Tampere, Finland
    Vitam Horm 64:357-406. 2002

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Publications8

  1. ncbi Vitamin D fortification as public health policy: significant improvement in vitamin D status in young Finnish men
    I T Laaksi
    Department of Cell Biology, Medical School, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
    Eur J Clin Nutr 60:1035-8. 2006
    ..In Finland, after the recommendation by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, vitamin D has been added to liquid milk products and margarines from February 2003...
  2. ncbi An association of serum vitamin D concentrations < 40 nmol/L with acute respiratory tract infection in young Finnish men
    Ilkka Laaksi
    Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, Medical School, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
    Am J Clin Nutr 86:714-7. 2007
    ..The data suggest that differences in the ability of human populations to produce vitamin D may contribute to susceptibility to microbial infection...
  3. ncbi Vitamin D and respiratory infection in adults
    Ilkka Laaksi
    Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, Medical School, University of Tampere, Medisiinarinkatu 3, 33014 Tampere, Finland
    Proc Nutr Soc 71:90-7. 2012
    ..There is also some evidence of the prevention of infections by vitamin D supplementation. Randomised controlled trials are warranted to explore this preventive effect...
  4. ncbi Impaired motor performance in mice lacking neurosteroid vitamin D receptors
    Allan V Kalueff
    Department of Anatomy, Medical School, University of Tampere, Tampere 33014, Finland
    Brain Res Bull 64:25-9. 2004
    ..This study confirms the important role of the vitamin D system in motor functions and suggests that animal genetic models targeting the vitamin D/VDR system may be a useful tool to study vitamin D-related motor/behavioural disorders...
  5. ncbi Abnormal behavioral organization of grooming in mice lacking the vitamin D receptor gene
    Allan V Kalueff
    Department of Anatomy, Medical School, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
    J Neurogenet 19:1-24. 2005
    ..Our results suggest that a neurosteroid vitamin D and VDR may play an important role in controlling sequencing of grooming in mice, and further confirm the important role of the vitamin D system and VDR in the regulation of behavior...
  6. ncbi Increased anxiety in mice lacking vitamin D receptor gene
    Allan V Kalueff
    Department of Anatomy, Medical School, University of Tampere, FIN 33014 Tampere, Finland
    Neuroreport 15:1271-4. 2004
    ..These studies suggest that vitamin D and its receptors are an important factor in the brain, whose imbalance may significantly affect emotional behaviour...
  7. ncbi 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 is an active hormone in human primary prostatic stromal cells
    Yan Ru Lou
    Department of Anatomy, Medical School, FIN 33014, University of Tampere, Finland
    FASEB J 18:332-4. 2004
    ..Altogether our results suggest that 25OHD3 at a high but physiological concentration acts as an active hormone with respect to vitamin D3 responsive gene regulation and suppression of cell proliferation...
  8. ncbi Antiproliferative action of vitamin D
    Timo Ylikomi
    Graduate School of Biomedicine, Department of Cell Biology, 33014 University of Tampere, Finland
    Vitam Horm 64:357-406. 2002
    ..In the present review we discuss the mechanisms whereby vitamin D regulates cell proliferation and whether it could be used in prevention and treatment of hyperproliferative disorders like cancers...