Hypovitaminosis D in Chronic Kidney Disease

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...

A Note on Kidney Size in Chronic Hypovitaminosis C.

Male albino guinea-pigs of initial body-weight 250 g were used throughout. The experimental conditions, diet and dosing technique were those previously described (Evans & Hughes, 1963). Paired feeding between the normal and the ‘scorbutic’ groups was not practised, as the levels of ascorbic acid given daily (8 and 0.4 mg, respectively) have been shown to have no marked effect on food intake (Ev...

Vitamin D and chronic kidney disease

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) has been recognized as a significant global health problem because of the increased risk of total and cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Vitamin D deficiency or insufficiency is common in patients with CKD, and serum levels of vitamin D appear to have an inverse correlation with kidney function. Growing evidence has indicated that vitamin D deficiency may contr...

Vitamin D and Chronic Kidney Disease

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is an emerging public health problem and one of the most powerful predictors of premature cardiovascular disease. Emerging evidence suggests that the progression of CKD and many of the cardiovascular complications may be linked to hypovitaminosis D. Patients with CKD have an exceptionally high rate of severe vitamin D deficiency that is further exacerbated by the re...