Jia Guo
BE MAJOR IN KIDNEY DISEASE AND LQT SYDROM RESEARCH
BE MAJOR IN KIDNEY DISEASE AND LQT SYDROM RESEARCH
Vitamin D is a kind of steroid hormone and is well known for its important role in regulating the levels of calcium (Ca) and phosphorus (P) as well as in mineralization of bone in body. But the vitamin D signaling also exhibits multiple effects, such as anti‐inflammation effects, anticancer effect, and cardiovascular‐ and kidney‐protective effects. From a practical point of view, vitamin D deficiency participates in many pathological progressions and diseases. In some diseases, the administration of vitamin D or vitamin D receptor agonist (VDRA) could rescue the clinical symptoms and improve outcomes. In this review, we briefly deal with these topics, limiting ourselves to comment on some novelty studies about vitamin D signaling, which might help us to understand the multiple effects of vitamin D in some pathological progresses and diseases, which are all worth to be studied further.
Part of the book: A Critical Evaluation of Vitamin D