Glomerulonephritis and impact of vitamin D; a short look to the recent evidence

Mina Dehghani; Hamid Nasri

doi:10.34172/jpd.2023.11196

J Parathyr Dis. 2023;11: e11196.
doi: 10.34172/jpd.2023.11196

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See the article "Factors associated with vitamin D levels in patients with glomerulopathies"

Glomerulonephritis and impact of vitamin D; a short look to the recent evidence

Mina Dehghani ¹ , Hamid Nasri ²^*

¹ School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
² Department of Nephrology, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

*Corresponding Author: Corresponding author: Prof. Hamid Nasri, Email: hamidnasri@yahoo.com, , Email: hamidnasri@med.mui.ac.ir

Abstract

Implication for health policy/practice/research/medical education

Mechanistic impact of vitamin D therapy in glomerulopathies consists of preservation of morphological integrity of slit diaphragm, which leads to restoration of tight junction proteins. Vitamin D also avoids the loss of nephrin component of the glomerular basement membrane.

Keywords: 25-Hydroxyvitamin D, Chronic kidney disease, Glomerulopathy

Please cite this paper as: Dehghani M, Nasri H. Glomerulonephritis and impact of vitamin D; a short look to the recent evidence. J Parathyr Dis. 2023;11:e11196. doi:10.34172/jpd.2023.11196.