Title:Vitamin D/VDR in Acute Kidney Injury: A Potential Therapeutic Target
Volume: 28
Issue: 19
Author(s): Siqing Jiang, Lihua Huang, Wei Zhang*Hao Zhang*
Affiliation:
- Department of Nephrology, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, 138 Tongzipo Rd, Changsha, Hunan 410013,China
- Department of Nephrology, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, 138 Tongzipo Rd, Changsha, Hunan 410013,China
Keywords:
Vitamin D, Vitamin D receptor, acute kidney injury, deficiency, therapeutic target, dosage.
Abstract: Despite many strategies and parameters used in clinical practice, the incidence
and mortality of acute kidney injury (AKI) are still high with poor prognosis. With the development
of molecular biology, the role of vitamin D and vitamin D receptor (VDR) in
AKI is drawing increasing attention. Accumulated researches have suggested that Vitamin
D deficiency is a risk factor of both clinical and experimental AKI, and vitamin D/VDR
could be a promising therapeutic target against AKI. However, more qualitative clinical
researches are needed to provide stronger evidence for the clinical application of vitamin
D and VDR agonists in the future. Issues like the route and dosage of administration
also await more attention. The present review aims to summarize the current works on
the role of vitamin D/VDR in AKI and provides some new insight on its therapeutic potential.