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Superiority of a High Loading Dose of Cholecalciferol to Correct Hypovitaminosis D in Patients with Inflammatory/Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases
Pier Paolo Sainaghi, Mattia Bellan, Alessandra Nerviani, Daniele Sola, Rossella Molinari, Chiara Cerutti and Mario Pirisi
The Journal of Rheumatology December 2012, jrheum.120536; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.120536
Pier Paolo Sainaghi
From the Internal Medicine and Rheumatology Unit, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale A. Avogadro and AOU Maggiore della Carità; and the Interdisciplinary Research Center of Autoimmune Diseases (IRCAD), Novara, Italy. Supported by a “Ricerca Locale” grant from Università del Piemonte Orientale A. Avogadro. P.P. Sainaghi, MD, PhD, Internal Medicine and Rheumatology Unit, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale A. Avogadro, AOU Maggiore della Carità, and IRCAD; M. Bellan, MD; A. Nerviani, MD; D. Sola, MD; R. Molinari, MD; C. Cerutti, MD, Internal Medicine and Rheumatology Unit, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale A. Avogadro, AOU Maggiore della Carità; M. Pirisi, MD, Internal Medicine and Rheumatology Unit, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale A. Avogadro, AOU Maggiore della Carità, and IRCAD. Dr. Sainaghi and Dr. Bellan contributed equally to this report. Address correspondence to Dr. P.P. Sainaghi, Internal Medicine and Rheumatology Unit, AOU Maggiore della Carità, Corso Mazzini 18, 28100 Novara, Italy. E-mail: pierpaolo.sainaghi@med.unipmn.it Accepted for publication October 29, 2012.
Mattia Bellan
From the Internal Medicine and Rheumatology Unit, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale A. Avogadro and AOU Maggiore della Carità; and the Interdisciplinary Research Center of Autoimmune Diseases (IRCAD), Novara, Italy. Supported by a “Ricerca Locale” grant from Università del Piemonte Orientale A. Avogadro. P.P. Sainaghi, MD, PhD, Internal Medicine and Rheumatology Unit, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale A. Avogadro, AOU Maggiore della Carità, and IRCAD; M. Bellan, MD; A. Nerviani, MD; D. Sola, MD; R. Molinari, MD; C. Cerutti, MD, Internal Medicine and Rheumatology Unit, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale A. Avogadro, AOU Maggiore della Carità; M. Pirisi, MD, Internal Medicine and Rheumatology Unit, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale A. Avogadro, AOU Maggiore della Carità, and IRCAD. Dr. Sainaghi and Dr. Bellan contributed equally to this report. Address correspondence to Dr. P.P. Sainaghi, Internal Medicine and Rheumatology Unit, AOU Maggiore della Carità, Corso Mazzini 18, 28100 Novara, Italy. E-mail: pierpaolo.sainaghi@med.unipmn.it Accepted for publication October 29, 2012.
Alessandra Nerviani
From the Internal Medicine and Rheumatology Unit, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale A. Avogadro and AOU Maggiore della Carità; and the Interdisciplinary Research Center of Autoimmune Diseases (IRCAD), Novara, Italy. Supported by a “Ricerca Locale” grant from Università del Piemonte Orientale A. Avogadro. P.P. Sainaghi, MD, PhD, Internal Medicine and Rheumatology Unit, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale A. Avogadro, AOU Maggiore della Carità, and IRCAD; M. Bellan, MD; A. Nerviani, MD; D. Sola, MD; R. Molinari, MD; C. Cerutti, MD, Internal Medicine and Rheumatology Unit, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale A. Avogadro, AOU Maggiore della Carità; M. Pirisi, MD, Internal Medicine and Rheumatology Unit, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale A. Avogadro, AOU Maggiore della Carità, and IRCAD. Dr. Sainaghi and Dr. Bellan contributed equally to this report. Address correspondence to Dr. P.P. Sainaghi, Internal Medicine and Rheumatology Unit, AOU Maggiore della Carità, Corso Mazzini 18, 28100 Novara, Italy. E-mail: pierpaolo.sainaghi@med.unipmn.it Accepted for publication October 29, 2012.
Daniele Sola
From the Internal Medicine and Rheumatology Unit, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale A. Avogadro and AOU Maggiore della Carità; and the Interdisciplinary Research Center of Autoimmune Diseases (IRCAD), Novara, Italy. Supported by a “Ricerca Locale” grant from Università del Piemonte Orientale A. Avogadro. P.P. Sainaghi, MD, PhD, Internal Medicine and Rheumatology Unit, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale A. Avogadro, AOU Maggiore della Carità, and IRCAD; M. Bellan, MD; A. Nerviani, MD; D. Sola, MD; R. Molinari, MD; C. Cerutti, MD, Internal Medicine and Rheumatology Unit, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale A. Avogadro, AOU Maggiore della Carità; M. Pirisi, MD, Internal Medicine and Rheumatology Unit, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale A. Avogadro, AOU Maggiore della Carità, and IRCAD. Dr. Sainaghi and Dr. Bellan contributed equally to this report. Address correspondence to Dr. P.P. Sainaghi, Internal Medicine and Rheumatology Unit, AOU Maggiore della Carità, Corso Mazzini 18, 28100 Novara, Italy. E-mail: pierpaolo.sainaghi@med.unipmn.it Accepted for publication October 29, 2012.
Rossella Molinari
From the Internal Medicine and Rheumatology Unit, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale A. Avogadro and AOU Maggiore della Carità; and the Interdisciplinary Research Center of Autoimmune Diseases (IRCAD), Novara, Italy. Supported by a “Ricerca Locale” grant from Università del Piemonte Orientale A. Avogadro. P.P. Sainaghi, MD, PhD, Internal Medicine and Rheumatology Unit, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale A. Avogadro, AOU Maggiore della Carità, and IRCAD; M. Bellan, MD; A. Nerviani, MD; D. Sola, MD; R. Molinari, MD; C. Cerutti, MD, Internal Medicine and Rheumatology Unit, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale A. Avogadro, AOU Maggiore della Carità; M. Pirisi, MD, Internal Medicine and Rheumatology Unit, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale A. Avogadro, AOU Maggiore della Carità, and IRCAD. Dr. Sainaghi and Dr. Bellan contributed equally to this report. Address correspondence to Dr. P.P. Sainaghi, Internal Medicine and Rheumatology Unit, AOU Maggiore della Carità, Corso Mazzini 18, 28100 Novara, Italy. E-mail: pierpaolo.sainaghi@med.unipmn.it Accepted for publication October 29, 2012.
Chiara Cerutti
From the Internal Medicine and Rheumatology Unit, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale A. Avogadro and AOU Maggiore della Carità; and the Interdisciplinary Research Center of Autoimmune Diseases (IRCAD), Novara, Italy. Supported by a “Ricerca Locale” grant from Università del Piemonte Orientale A. Avogadro. P.P. Sainaghi, MD, PhD, Internal Medicine and Rheumatology Unit, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale A. Avogadro, AOU Maggiore della Carità, and IRCAD; M. Bellan, MD; A. Nerviani, MD; D. Sola, MD; R. Molinari, MD; C. Cerutti, MD, Internal Medicine and Rheumatology Unit, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale A. Avogadro, AOU Maggiore della Carità; M. Pirisi, MD, Internal Medicine and Rheumatology Unit, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale A. Avogadro, AOU Maggiore della Carità, and IRCAD. Dr. Sainaghi and Dr. Bellan contributed equally to this report. Address correspondence to Dr. P.P. Sainaghi, Internal Medicine and Rheumatology Unit, AOU Maggiore della Carità, Corso Mazzini 18, 28100 Novara, Italy. E-mail: pierpaolo.sainaghi@med.unipmn.it Accepted for publication October 29, 2012.
Mario Pirisi
From the Internal Medicine and Rheumatology Unit, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale A. Avogadro and AOU Maggiore della Carità; and the Interdisciplinary Research Center of Autoimmune Diseases (IRCAD), Novara, Italy. Supported by a “Ricerca Locale” grant from Università del Piemonte Orientale A. Avogadro. P.P. Sainaghi, MD, PhD, Internal Medicine and Rheumatology Unit, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale A. Avogadro, AOU Maggiore della Carità, and IRCAD; M. Bellan, MD; A. Nerviani, MD; D. Sola, MD; R. Molinari, MD; C. Cerutti, MD, Internal Medicine and Rheumatology Unit, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale A. Avogadro, AOU Maggiore della Carità; M. Pirisi, MD, Internal Medicine and Rheumatology Unit, Department of Translational Medicine, Università del Piemonte Orientale A. Avogadro, AOU Maggiore della Carità, and IRCAD. Dr. Sainaghi and Dr. Bellan contributed equally to this report. Address correspondence to Dr. P.P. Sainaghi, Internal Medicine and Rheumatology Unit, AOU Maggiore della Carità, Corso Mazzini 18, 28100 Novara, Italy. E-mail: pierpaolo.sainaghi@med.unipmn.it Accepted for publication October 29, 2012.
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Pier Paolo Sainaghi, Mattia Bellan, Alessandra Nerviani, Daniele Sola, Rossella Molinari, Chiara Cerutti, Mario Pirisi
The Journal of Rheumatology Dec 2012, jrheum.120536; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.120536
Superiority of a High Loading Dose of Cholecalciferol to Correct Hypovitaminosis D in Patients with Inflammatory/Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases
Pier Paolo Sainaghi, Mattia Bellan, Alessandra Nerviani, Daniele Sola, Rossella Molinari, Chiara Cerutti, Mario Pirisi
The Journal of Rheumatology Dec 2012, jrheum.120536; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.120536