Syndrom of vitamin D deficiency theory or clinical reality?

Abstract

This review article focuses on the decription of patophysiology and clinical importace of vitamin D metabolites in organism. Serum concentrations of vitamin D are often below the reference range.

Low activation of vitamin D receptor in traditional (bone, parathyroid, intestine) as well as non-traditional (i.e. cardiovascular systém) tissues has multiple clinical relevance.

Keywords

• vitamin D
• calcidiol
• calcitriol
• production analogues