Vitamin D is not really a vitamin but the precursor to the potent steroid hormone calcitriol,
which has widespread actions throughout the body. Calcitriol regulates numerous cellular …

Resistance to erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs) has been observed in a
considerable proportion of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and it is reportedly …

The detection of biomolecules is the key to basic molecular research, diagnostics, drug
screening, and other biomedical applications. However, the existing detection techniques …

Objective To review the inter‐relationships between calcium, phosphorus, parathyroid
hormone (PTH), parent and activated vitamin D metabolites (vitamin D, 25 (OH)‐vitamin D …

As in 2011, when the Spanish Society of Nephrology (SEN) published the Spanish
adaptation to the Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) universal Guideline …

Background It is well established that low levels of 25 (OH) Vitamin D (< 30 ng/dL) are a
common finding world over, affecting over a billion of the global population. Our primary …

Vitamin D metabolism consists of both production and catabolism, which are enzymatically
driven and highly regulated. Renal vitamin D metabolism requires filtration and tubular …

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a modern day epidemic and has significant morbidity and
mortality implications. Mineral and bone disorders are common in CKD and are now …

Publisher Summary Vitamin D is one of the major regulators of calcium homeostasis in the
body and is critically important for normal mineralization of bone. The active hormone, 1α, 25 …

Plausible mechanisms of how vitamin D deficiency may contribute to the development of
diabetes mellitus have been proposed but longitudinal cohort studies have yielded …