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Vitamin D Deficiency and Infection in Chronic Kidney Disease

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Infections are an important cause of morbidity and mortality in chronic, particularly end stage, renal disease. Uremia and dialysis are associated with immune impairment at multiple levels: decreased innate and adaptive immunity, increased inflammation. The role of vitamin D in the regulation of immune functions, particularly as an enhancer of innate immunity and as an anti-inflammatory agent, is now well recognized. Since vitamin D deficiency is frequent in patients with chronic kidney disease, several studies examined the relationships between vitamin D insufficiency and immune impairment or infectious diseases in this population. Vitamin D deficiency could contribute to decreased innate immunity and increased inflammation or immune cell activation, including through modulating the microbiome and intestinal permeability. Convincing data from epidemiological studies have associated vitamin D deficiency with inflammation, all-cause mortality, cardiovascular and infectious outcomes. However, intervention studies are still needed to validate the causality relationship and determine whether vitamin D supplementation can reduce infections in chronic kidney disease patient.

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Viard, JP. (2016). Vitamin D Deficiency and Infection in Chronic Kidney Disease. In: Ureña Torres, P., Cozzolino, M., Vervloet, M. (eds) Vitamin D in Chronic Kidney Disease. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-32507-1_17

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