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Faculty Members have conducted research related to the Vitamin D and Covid-19: From Potential Therapeutic Effects to Unanswered Questions
Somayyeh Asghari
Somayyeh Asghari

Assistant Professor of Nutritional Sciences

Department Clinical Nutrition

School of Nutritional Sciences & Dietetics

Shariati Hospital

Tehran University of Medical Sciences

All Documents
1. Adherence to Combined Healthy Lifestyle and Odds of Metabolic Syndrome in Iranian Adults: The Persian Dena Cohort Study, Scientific Reports (2025)
2. Association of Dietary Phytochemical Index With Metabolic Markers, Serum Asymmetric Dimethylarginine and Atherogenic Indices in Patients With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Nutrition and Metabolism (2025)
3. Combined Healthy Lifestyle Score and Odds of Rheumatoid Arthritis in Iranian Adults: A Nested Case-Control From Persian Dena Cohort Study (Pdcs), BMJ Open (2025)
4. Effects of Resveratrol Supplementation on Serum Concentrations of Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1, Fibroblast Growth Factor 21, and Adiponectin in Patients With Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, BMC Nutrition (2025)
5. The Clinical Value of Serum Sirtuin-1 Concentration in the Diagnosis of Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease, BMC Gastroenterology (2025)
6. Assessing the Clinical and Biochemical Efficacy of Alpha-Lipoic Acid in Patients With Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial, Journal of Functional Foods (2024)
7. Association Between Healthy Eating Index-2015 Scores and Metabolic Syndrome Among Iranian Women: A Cross-Sectional Study, BMC Women's Health (2024)
8. Association Between Modified Youth Healthy Eating Index and Nutritional Status Among Iranian Children in Zabol City: A Cross-Sectional Study, Scientific Reports (2024)
9. Association of Serum Selenium and Selenoprotein P With Oxidative Stress Biomarkers in Patients With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Biological Trace Element Research (2024)
10. Consumption of a New Developed Synbiotic Yogurt Improves Oxidative Stress Status in Adults With Metabolic Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial, Scientific Reports (2024)
11. Effects of Virgin Coconut Oil Consumption on Serum Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Levels and Oxidative Stress Biomarkers in Adults With Metabolic Syndrome: A Randomized Clinical Trial, Nutritional Neuroscience (2024)
12. The Effect of a New Developed Synbiotic Yogurt Consumption on Metabolic Syndrome Components in Adults With Metabolic Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial, Nutrition and Diabetes (2024)
13. Correlations of Selenium and Selenoprotein P With Asymmetric Dimethylarginine and Lipid Profile in Patients With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology (2023)
14. Dietary Phytochemical Index Is Favorably Associated With Oxidative Stress Status and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Adults With Obesity, Scientific Reports (2023)
15. The Association of Vitamin D Status With Oxidative Stress Biomarkers and Matrix Metalloproteinases in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis, Frontiers in Nutrition (2023)
16. The Effect of a New Developed Synbiotic Yogurt Consumption on Metabolic Syndrome Components, Oxidative Stress Status, and Some Other Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Adults With Metabolic Syndrome: A Study Protocol for a Randomized Clinical Trial, BMC Nutrition (2023)
17. Effects of Betanin on Ampk, Sirtuin1, and Sirtuin6 Gene Expression and Inflammatory Cytokines Levels in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells of Patients With Coronary Artery Disease, Nutrition and Food Science (2022)
18. Effects of Calorie Restricted Diet on Oxidative/Antioxidative Status Biomarkers and Serum Fibroblast Growth Factor 21 Levels in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Patients: A Randomized, Controlled Clinical Trial, Nutrients (2022)
19. Higher Dietary Phytochemical Index Is Associated With Lower Odds of Knee Osteoarthritis, Scientific Reports (2022)
20. Validity and Reliability of a Semi-Quantitative Food Frequency Questionnaire for Assessing Dietary Vitamin D and Calcium Intakes in Iranian Childbearing Age Women, Frontiers in Nutrition (2022)
21. Vitamin D Is Associated With Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Primary Biliary Cholangitis, Nutrients (2022)
22. Vitamin D Status Is Associated With Inflammatory Biomarkers and Clinical Symptoms in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis, Knee (2022)
23. Effect of French Maritime Pine Bark Extract Supplementation on Metabolic Status and Serum Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 Levels in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and Microalbuminuria, Complementary Therapies in Medicine (2021)
24. Effects of Virgin Coconut Oil Consumption on Metabolic Syndrome Components and Asymmetric Dimethylarginine: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial, Nutrition# Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases (2021)
25. The Anti-Diabetic Effects of Betanin in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rats Through Modulating Ampk/Sirt1/Nf-Κb Signaling Pathway, Nutrition and Metabolism (2021)
26. Vitamin D Status and Systemic Redox Biomarkers in Adults With Obesity, Clinical Nutrition ESPEN (2021)
27. Vitamin D Status Is Favorably Associated With the Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Adults With Obesity, Clinical Nutrition ESPEN (2021)
28. Effects of Selenium Supplementation on Asymmetric Dimethylarginine and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Patients With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Biological Trace Element Research (2020)
29. Effects of Zinc Supplementation on Serum Adiponectin Concentration and Glycemic Control in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes, Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology (2019)