Frontiers in Bone Metabolism and Disorder in Chronic Kidney Disease

Chronic Kidney Disease-Mineral and Bone Disorder

1Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan 2Centre for Nephrology & Urology, Department of Physiology, Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Shenzhen, China 3Centre for Nephrology, University College London, London, UK 4Centre for Cardiovascular Science, Queen’s Medical Re...

Nephrology II Bone Metabolism and Disease in Chronic Kidney Disease

The New Kidney and Bone Disease: Chronic Kidney Disease – Mineral and Bone Disorder (CKD–MBD)

Kidney is one of the most important organs in the regulation of mineral metabolism (Fukagawa et al., 2006). Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a worldwide public health problem that affects 5% to 10% of the world population, with increasing prevalence and adverse outcomes, including progressive loss of kidney function, cardiovascular disease, and premature death (Eknoyan et al., 2004). Calcium and...

Vitamin deficiencies in chronic kidney disease

Endocrine disorders in chronic kidney disease

Background and Objective: Endocrine disorders are common in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). The aim of the present study is reviewing available literature to give a deep understanding of complexities of endocrine disorders in chronic kidney disease. Methods: A narrative reviewing method based on the available literature was approached. Findings: Generally, when renal function de...