Vitamin D deficiency is a prevalent condition, occurring in about 30–50% of the population,
observed across all ethnicities and among all age groups. Besides the established role of …

In December 2019, a new infectious complication called CoronaVirus Infectious Disease-19,
briefly COVID-19, caused by SARS-COV-2, is identified in Wuhan, China. It spread all over …

Hypertension is one of the major predisposing factors for neurodegenerative disease
characterized with activated renin-angiotensin system (RAS) in both periphery and brain …

Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are prone to developing cardiac hypertrophy
and fibrosis, which is associated with increased fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) serum …

Pediatric cardiomyopathies, which are rare but serious disorders of the muscles of the heart,
affect at least one in every 100,000 children in the USA. Approximately 40% of children with …

Background. Vitamin D deficiency and excess of circulating fibroblast growth factor 23
(FGF23) contribute to cardiovascular mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) …

Background: Kidney disease is a serious problem that adversely affects human health, but
critical knowledge is lacking on how to effectively treat established chronic kidney disease …

The mineral bone disorder of CKD, called Chronic Kidney Disease-Mineral and Bone
Disorder (CKD-MBD), has a major role in the etiology and progression of cardiovascular …

Fibroblast growth factors (FGF) are mitogenic signal mediators that induce cell proliferation
and survival. Although cardiac myocytes are post-mitotic, they have been shown to be able …

Lifestyle habits and insufficient sunlight exposure lead to a high prevalence of vitamin D
hypovitaminosis, especially in the elderly. Recent studies suggest that in central Europe …