Prevalence and Prognostic Implications of Vitamin D Deficiency in Chronic Kidney Disease
Joint Authors
Obi, Yoshitsugu
Hamano, Takayuki
Isaka, Yoshitaka
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-03-26
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Vitamin D is an important nutrient involved in bone mineral metabolism, and vitamin D status is reflected by serum total 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D) concentrations.
Vitamin D deficiency is highly prevalent in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), and nutritional vitamin D supplementation decreases elevated parathyroid hormone concentrations in subgroups of these patients.
Furthermore, vitamin D is supposed to have pleiotropic effects on various diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, malignancies, infectious diseases, diabetes, and autoimmune diseases.
Indeed, there is cumulative evidence showing the associations of low vitamin D with the development and progression of CKD, cardiovascular complication, and high mortality.
Recently, genetic polymorphisms in vitamin D-binding protein have received great attention because they largely affect bioavailable 25(OH)D concentrations.
This finding suggests that the serum total 25(OH)D concentrations would not be comparable among different gene polymorphisms and thus may be inappropriate as an index of vitamin D status.
This finding may refute the conventional definition of vitamin D status based solely on serum total 25(OH)D concentrations.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Obi, Yoshitsugu& Hamano, Takayuki& Isaka, Yoshitaka. 2015. Prevalence and Prognostic Implications of Vitamin D Deficiency in Chronic Kidney Disease. Disease Markers،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1061070
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Obi, Yoshitsugu…[et al.]. Prevalence and Prognostic Implications of Vitamin D Deficiency in Chronic Kidney Disease. Disease Markers No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1061070
American Medical Association (AMA)
Obi, Yoshitsugu& Hamano, Takayuki& Isaka, Yoshitaka. Prevalence and Prognostic Implications of Vitamin D Deficiency in Chronic Kidney Disease. Disease Markers. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1061070
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1061070