Data di Pubblicazione:
2019
Citazione:
Vitamin K in Chronic Kidney Disease / M. Cozzolino, M. Mangano, A. Galassi, P. Ciceri, P. Messa, S. Nigwekar. - In: NUTRIENTS. - ISSN 2072-6643. - 11:1(2019 Jan). [10.3390/nu11010168]
Abstract:
Vitamin K is a composite term referring to a group of fat-soluble vitamins that function as a cofactor for the enzyme γ-glutamyl carboxylase (GGCX), which activates a number of vitamin K-dependent proteins (VKDPs) involved in haemostasis and vascular and bone health. Accumulating evidence demonstrates that chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients suffer from subclinical vitamin K deficiency, suggesting that this represents a population at risk for the biological consequences of poor vitamin K status. This deficiency might be caused by exhaustion of vitamin K due to its high requirements by vitamin K-dependent proteins to inhibit calcification.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
vitamin K; CKD; vascular calcification
Elenco autori:
M. Cozzolino, M. Mangano, A. Galassi, P. Ciceri, P. Messa, S. Nigwekar
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