Role of vitamin K in chronic kidney disease: A focus on bone and cardiovascular health

F Bellone, M Cinquegrani, R Nicotera… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is commonly associated with vitamin K deficiency. Some of
the serious complications of CKD are represented by cardiovascular disease (CVD) and …

Vitamin Supplement Use in Patients With CKD: Worth the Pill Burden?

AYM Wang, RE Afsar, EJ Sussman-Dabach… - American Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
All vitamins play essential roles in various aspects of body function and systems. Patients
with chronic kidney disease (CKD), including those receiving dialysis may be at increased …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of vitamin K supplementation on serum calcification propensity and arterial stiffness in vitamin K-deficient kidney transplant recipients: A double-blind …

C Eelderink, D Kremer, IJ Riphagen, TJ Knobbe… - American Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Vitamin K deficiency is common among kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) and likely
contributes to progressive vascular calcification and stiffness. In this single-center …

The pleiotropic role of vitamin K in multimorbidity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

I Piscaer, R Janssen, FME Franssen… - Journal of Clinical …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Although defined by the presence of airflow obstruction and respiratory symptoms, patients
with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are characterized by multimorbidity …

Inflammatory, metabolic, and coagulation effects on medial arterial calcification in patients with peripheral arterial disease

J Nikolajević, M Šabovič - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Calcium deposits in the vessel wall in the form of hydroxyapatite can accumulate in the
intimal layer, as in atherosclerotic plaque, but also in the medial layer, as in medial arterial …

Association of Red Blood Cell Distribution Width and Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio with Calcification and Cardiovascular Markers in Chronic Kidney Disease

S Roumeliotis, IE Neofytou, C Maassen, P Lux… - Metabolites, 2023 - mdpi.com
We aimed to investigate the association between Red Blood Cell Distribution Width (RDW)
and Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio (NLR), simple, rapidly assessed markers from the …

Revisiting the interconnection between lipids and vitamin K metabolism: insights from recent research and potential therapeutic implications: a review

J Tan, Y Li - Nutrition & Metabolism, 2024 - Springer
Vitamin K is a lipophilic vitamin, whose absorption, transportation, and distribution are
influenced by lipids. The plasma vitamin K level after supplementation is predominantly a …

The pathophysiology and management of vascular calcification in chronic kidney disease patients

M Kanbay, S Copur, C Tanriover, F Yavuz… - Expert Review of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Vascular calcification (VC) which is the pathological mineral deposition in the
vascular system, predominantly at the intimal and medial layer of the vessel wall, is an …

Effect of vitamin K on improving post‑kidney transplant outcomes: a meta‑analysis

Z Sun, K Zhu, G Liang, F Yan… - Experimental and …, 2024 - spandidos-publications.com
The effect of vitamin K on clinical outcomes in patients receiving kidney transplantation is
contested according to previous studies. This meta-analysis aimed to summarize the impact …

Vitamin K and vascular calcification in chronic kidney disease: An update of current evidence

YL Lin, BG Hsu - Tzu Chi Medical Journal, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Vascular calcification, characterized by calcium deposition in the intimal and medial layers
of the arterial wall, is frequently encountered in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) …