Effectiveness of Native Vitamin D Therapy in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease Stage 3 and Hypovitaminosis D in Colombia, South America
International Journal of Nephrology and Renovascular Disease » Volume 12 Pages 241—250, DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/IJNRD.S214194
Items in both categories Kidney and Calcitriol (which clearly helps):
- Chronic Kidney Disease (stage 3) slowed by 30 ng of Vitamin D and Calcitriol – Dec 2019
- Vitamin D for kidney disease – use native or active form – Jan 2016
- Kidney failure – still debating what form of vitamin D to use – April 2016
- Magnesium reduced calcitriol (active vitamin D) artery calcification in CKD by 50 percent – Oct 2015
- Not as much active vitamin D if poor kidney function and low vitamin D – March 2015
- Calcitriol (active Vitamin D) recommended after kidney transplant – March 2014
- Kidney disease helped by active or high dose Vitamin D - Feb 2014
- Chronic Kidney Disease study not aware of appropriate forms of vitamin D – March 2014
- Time-release form of active vitamin D granted a patent for chronic kidney disease – July 2014
- Omega 3 increased by 60 percent the ACTIVE vitamin D in the blood – Aug 2012
- Vitamin D3 vs serum D3 (Calcitriol, HyD) – Jan 2012
- Vitamin D3 becomes Calcidiol which becomes Calcitriol
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Kidney Intervention trials using Vitamin D:
- Chronic Kidney Disease (stage 3) slowed by 30 ng of Vitamin D and Calcitriol – Dec 2019
- Diabetic nephropathy (Kidney) treated by 50,000 IU of vitamin D weekly – RCT Jan 2019
- Hemodialysis patients (CKD) helped by weekly 50,000 IU of vitamin D – Jan 2017
- Kidney disease helped by active or high dose Vitamin D - Feb 2014
- Peritoneal Dialysis nicely treated by active vitamin D – July 2013
- 7100 IU (50000 weekly) restored vitamin D levels for those with Chronic Kidney Disease – July 2012
- Chronic Kidney Disease reduced with 3600 IU vitamin D (50000 twice a month)– RCT Aug 2012
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Poor Kidneys need Calcitriol
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Overview Kidney and vitamin D contains the following summary
- FACT: Kidney is the primary way to activate vitamin D
- FACT: When the Kidney has problems, there is less active vitamin D (Calcitriol) for the body
- FACT: When the Kidney has problems, there is increased death due to many factors - many of which are associated with lack of Calcitriol
- FACT: There are many on-going intervention clinical trials trying to determine how much of what kind of vitamin D is needed to treat the problem
- FACT: One Randomized Controlled Trial has proven that Vitamin D treats CKD
- FACT: Taking extra Vitamin D, in various forms, does not cause health problems - even if poor kidney
- Suggestion: Increase vitamin D getting into body now - and increase co-factors so that the vitamin D can be better used
Sun, UV lamp, Vitamin D supplement - probably > 5,000 IU,
Calcitriol - which bypasses the need for the kidney to activate vitamin D
Problems with Calcitriol however: typically only lasts for a few hours, also, possible complications
Update: Pre-cursor of active vitamin D made from plants is better than calcitriol – Sept 2012 - Category Kidney and Vitamin D contains
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Cesar A Restrepo-Valencia,1 Jose V Aguirre-Arango,2 Carlos G Musso3
1 Professor Titular, Universidad de Caldas, Manizales, Colombia; caugustorv at une.net.co
2 Professor Catedratico, Universidad de Manizales, Manizales, Colombia;
3 Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Simón Bolívar, Barranquilla, ColombiaIntroduction: In a high percentage of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) low levels of vitamin D are detected. The purpose of this study was to evaluate if the native vitamin D therapy (cholecalciferol) in the patients with stage 3 and hypovitaminosis D allows to modify markers of bone and mineral metabolism once normal serum levels have been achieved.
Materials and methods: From an initial base of 297 patients with CKD and hypovitaminosis D, those with normal or high levels of PTH were chosen for therapy with native vitamin D. The initial administered dose was 1000 IU/day, with adjustments every 4 months of 1000 IU (maximum 4000 IU/day, according to RDA and IOM), until achieving serum levels of 25 hydroxyvitamin D greater than 30 ng/mL and lower than 80 ng/mL. The variables calcium, phosphorus, intact parathormone (iPTH), creatinine and glomerular filtration rate (GFR) were also evaluated every 4 months.
Results: The total number of patients included in this study was 170. Seventy-three patients were excluded along the follow-up: 17 non-responders (never achieved the projected serum levels of vitamin D), and 56 for not completing one year of follow-up. A total of 97 patients were finally included. In 82 patients, follow-up was achieved for 12 months (G1) and in 38 patients for 24 months (G2). In 15 patients despite achieving satisfactory levels of vitamin D at 12 months, it was not possible to obtain adequate levels of iPTH for their GFR according to K/DOQI 2003 guidelines and they were called refractory to therapy (G3). In both groups 1 and 2, a non-significant tendency to increase calcium and serum phosphorus was observed. iPTH decreased significantly at 12 and 24 months follow-up. In group 3, we opted at 12 months for conversion to calcitriol, with a significant reduction in iPTH values. In this group, the initial value of GFR was close to 30 mL/min, and its fall in time more significant than the other two groups to CKD stage 4.
Conclusion: Cholecalciferol with adjustment in its dose, and obtaining normal serum levels is an excellent therapeutic alternative for the treatment of patients with CKD stage 3, and hypovitaminosis D. In the group of patients with GFR close to 30 mL/min, or lower values (stage 4), and with the presence of secondary hyperparathyroidism, the use of active form of vitamin D (calcitriol, paricalcitol) is recommended as the first therapeutic alternative.
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