Inverse Association of Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D With Markers of Inflammation and Suppression of Osteoclastic Activity in Hemodialysis Patients

Authors

  • Theodoros Eleftheriadis Nephrology Department, Medical School, University of Thessaly, Larissa and Research Institute, Theagenion Anticancer Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece Author
  • Georgia Antoniadi Nephrology Department, Medical School, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece Author
  • Vassilios Liakopoulos Nephrology Department, Medical School, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece Author
  • Ioannis Stefanidis Nephrology Department, Medical School, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece Author
  • Grammati Galaktidou Research Institute, Theagenion Anticancer Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece Author

Abstract

Introduction. In hemodialysis patients, 25-hydroxyvitamin D conversion to active 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D by the kidneys is very limited. The expression of both vitamin D receptor and 1?-hydroxylase in cells of the immune system and in both osteoblasts and osteoclasts makes it possible that 25-hydroxyvitamin D could play an important role in both inflammation and bone metabolism acting in a autocrine and/or paracrine way in these patients.

Materials and Methods. Thirty-three hemodialysis patients not under vitamin D receptor agonist treatment were enrolled into the study. Serum levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D, C-reactive protein (CRP), interleukin-6 (IL-6), receptor activator of nuclear factor-kappaB ligand (RANKL), and osteoprotegerin, as well as intact parathyroid hormone were assessed by immunoassays.

Results. Regarding inflammation, 25-hydroxyvitamin D inversely correlated with both CRP and IL-6. Regarding bone metabolism, 25-hydroxyvitamin D was positively related to osteoprotegerin, but negatively to the RANKL. The latter could be the result of parathyroid hormone suppression by 25-hydroxyvitamin D, since 25-hydroxyvitamin D negatively correlated with parathyroid hormone, which in turn was positively related to RANKL.

Conclusions. Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D is inversely correlated with markers of inflammation and may suppress osteoclastic activity in hemodialysis patients.

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2012-03-02

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ORIGINAL | Dialysis

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Inverse Association of Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D With Markers of Inflammation and Suppression of Osteoclastic Activity in Hemodialysis Patients. (2012). Iranian Journal of Kidney Diseases, 6(2), 129-135. https://www.ijkd.org/index.php/ijkd/article/view/636

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