Calcitriol suppression of parathyroid hormone fails to improve skeletal properties in an animal model of chronic kidney disease

BACKGROUND: Chronic kidney disease leads to complex metabolic changes and an increased risk of fracture. Currently, calcitriol is the standard of care as it effectively suppresses parathyroid hormone levels in CKD patients. While calcitriol and its analogues improve BMD and reduce fractures in the g...

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Published in:Am J Nephrol
Main Authors: Newman, Christopher L., Tian, Nannan, Hammond, Max A., Wallace, Joseph M., Brown, Drew M., Chen, Neal X., Moe, Sharon M., Allen, Matthew R.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2016
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4783570/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26881752
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000444423
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