Optimal vitamin D, calcitriol, and vitamin D analog replacement in chronic kidney disease: to D or not to D: that is the question
Current Opinion in Nephrology and Hypertension, 06/13/2011
Moorthi RN et al. – In addition to the endocrine effects of the vitamin D axis on bone and mineral metabolism, studies have demonstrated there is also extrarenal conversion of 25(OH) vitamin D to 1,25(OH)2 vitamin D in multiple cells leading to autocrine effects. This advance has led to the speculation that chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients may also need to be supplemented with ergocalciferol or cholecalciferol. Unfortunately, to date, the majority of interventional studies have focused on biochemical end points.
