PTH and Vitamin D are two major regulators of mineral metabolism. They play critical roles
in the maintenance of calcium and phosphate homeostasis as well as the development and …

The renin-angiotensin system (RAS) has a pivotal role in the maintenance of extracellular
volume homeostasis and blood pressure through complex mechanisms. Apart from the well …

Nuclear receptors have a broad spectrum of biological functions in normal physiology and in
the pathology of various diseases, including glomerular disease. The primary therapies for …

Diabetic nephropathy (DN), one of the most common and severe microvascular
complications of diabetes mellitus (DM), is an important risk factor for DM patient's death …

Psychological problems are common among end-stage renal disease patients undergoing
dialysis. We aim to evaluate whether high-dose vitamin D3 (VD3) supplementation has …

Introduction Hypovitaminosis D associates with obesity, insulin resistance, hypertension,
and dyslipoproteinemia. We asked whether the presence of multiple cardiometabolic risk …

There is a strong relationship between the kidney and the heart, where if one of these
organs fails, so does the other, in the so-called cardiorenal syndrome (CRS). Besides, there …

Abstract African Americans (AAs) are an admixed population with widely varying proportion
of West African ancestry (WAA). Here we report the correlation of WAA to gene expression …

Background Although modulation of the vitamin D receptor (VDR) and endothelin-A receptor
(ET AR) has previously been reported to offer renoprotection against cisplatin-induced …

Vitamin D is a very important prohormone that needs for maintaining homeostasis and
harmonious work of the endocrine system. This review article shows the impact of vitamin D …