Vitamin D and Phosphate Interactions in Health and Disease

  • Vitamin D plays an essential role in calcium and inorganic phosphate (Pi) homeostasis, maintaining their optimal levels to assure adequate bone mineralization. Vitamin D, as calcitriol (1,25(OH)2D), not only increases intestinal calcium and phosphate absorption but also facilitates their renal reabsorption, leading to elevated serum calcium and phosphate levels. The interaction of 1,25(OH)2D with its receptor (VDR) increases the efficiency of intestinal absorption of calcium to 30–40% and phosphate to nearly 80%. Serum phosphate levels can also influence 1,25 (OH)2D and fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) levels, i.e., higher phosphate concentrations suppress vitamin D activation and stimulate parathyroid hormone (PTH) release, while a high FGF23 serum level leads to reduced vitamin D synthesis. In the vitamin D-deficient state, the intestinal calcium absorption decreases and the secretion of PTH increases, which in turn causes the stimulation of 1,25(OH)2D production, resulting in excessive urinary phosphate loss. Maintenance of phosphate homeostasis is essential as hyperphosphatemia is a risk factor of cardiovascular calcification, chronic kidney diseases (CKD), and premature aging, while hypophosphatemia is usually associated with rickets and osteomalacia. This chapter elaborates on the possible interactions between vitamin D and phosphate in health and disease.

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Author:Nuraly S. AkimbekovORCiD, Ilya DigelORCiD, Dinara K. Sherelkhan, Mohammed S. Razzaque
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-91623-7_5
ISBN:978-3-030-91621-3
Parent Title (English):Phosphate Metabolism
Publisher:Springer
Place of publication:Cham
Document Type:Part of a Book
Language:English
Year of Completion:2022
Date of the Publication (Server):2022/03/29
Tag:FGF23; Klotho; PTH; Phosphate; Vitamin D
First Page:37
Last Page:46
Link:https://www.researchgate.net/publication/359230955_Vitamin_D_and_Phosphate_Interactions_in_Health_and_Disease
Zugriffsart:weltweit
Institutes:FH Aachen / Fachbereich Medizintechnik und Technomathematik
FH Aachen / IfB - Institut für Bioengineering
collections:Verlag / Springer