Vitamin D in chronic kidney disease and dialysis patients

G Jean, JC Souberbielle, C Chazot - Nutrients, 2017 - mdpi.com
Vitamin D deficiency (< 20 ng/mL) and insufficiency (20–29 ng/mL) are common among
patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) or undergoing dialysis. In addition to nutritional …

Vitamin D supplementation for patients with chronic kidney disease: a systematic review and meta-analyses of trials investigating the response to supplementation …

M Christodoulou, TJ Aspray… - Calcified tissue …, 2021 - Springer
A large proportion of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are vitamin D deficient
(plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25 (OH) D)< 25 or 30 nmol/L per UK and US population …

Evidence for possible association of vitamin D status with cytokine storm and unregulated inflammation in COVID-19 patients

A Daneshkhah, V Agrawal, A Eshein… - Aging clinical and …, 2020 - Springer
Objectives We present evidence for a possible role of Vitamin D (VitD) deficiency in
unregulated cytokine production and inflammation leading to complications in COVID-19 …

KDOQI clinical practice guideline for nutrition in CKD: 2020 update

TA Ikizler, JD Burrowes, LD Byham-Gray… - American Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The National Kidney Foundation's Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative
(KDOQI) has provided evidence-based guidelines for nutrition in kidney diseases since …

[HTML][HTML] Implications of oxidative stress in chronic kidney disease: a review on current concepts and therapies

S Verma, P Singh, S Khurana, NK Ganguly… - Kidney Research and …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Moderate levels of endogenous reactive oxygen species (ROS) are important for various
cellular activities, but high levels lead to toxicity and are associated with various diseases …

[HTML][HTML] The effects of twenty-four nutrients and phytonutrients on immune system function and inflammation: A narrative review

J Poles, E Karhu, M McGill, HR McDaniel… - Journal of clinical and …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods: A comprehensive literature search of PubMed was performed to find clinical trials
in humans that assessed the effect of nutrients and phytonutrients on immune function and …

Secondary hyperparthyroidism: pathogenesis, diagnosis, preventive and therapeutic strategies

MR Portillo, ME Rodríguez-Ortiz - Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic …, 2017 - Springer
Uremic secondary hyperparathyroidism is a multifactorial and complex disease often
present in advanced stages of chronic kidney disease. The accumulation of phosphate, the …

The Effect of Weekly 50,000 IU Vitamin D3 Supplements on the Serum Levels of Selected Cytokines Involved in Cytokine Storm: A Randomized Clinical Trial in Adults …

DA Bader, A Abed, BA Mohammad, A Aljaberi… - Nutrients, 2023 - mdpi.com
This research aimed to evaluate the effects of high-dose cholecalciferol (VD3) supplements
(50,000 IU/week) on selected circulating cytokines associated with cytokine storms in adults …

Vitamin D and the kidney: two players, one console

F Zappulo, M Cappuccilli, A Cingolani, A Scrivo… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Vitamin D belongs to the group of liposoluble steroids mainly involved in bone metabolism
by modulating calcium and phosphorus absorption or reabsorption at various levels, as well …

Monocytes in uremia

M Girndt, B Trojanowicz, C Ulrich - Toxins, 2020 - mdpi.com
Monocytes play an important role in both innate immunity and antigen presentation for
specific cellular immune defense. In patients with chronic renal failure, as well as those …