Role of vitamin D and vitamin D receptor in evaluation and treatment of liver cirrhosis
10.3969/j.issn.1001-5256.2016.08.044
- VernacularTitle:维生素D及其受体在肝硬化病情评估及治疗中的作用
- Author:
Binghua ZHU
1
;
Lieming XU
Author Information
1. Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
- Publication Type:Research Article
- Keywords:
liver cirrhosis;
vitamin D;
receptor, calcitriol;
review
- From:
Journal of Clinical Hepatology
2016;32(8):1617-1621
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Vitamin D is mainly produced in the liver, and chronic liver injury caused by various reasons will affect the metabolism of vitamin D, lead to vitamin D deficiency, and accelerate disease progression. Recent studies have confirmed that in patients with liver cirrhosis, the degree of vitamin D deficiency is closely associated with the severity and complications of liver cirrhosis. This article introduces the role of vitamin D and vitamin D receptor in the evaluation and treatment of liver cirrhosis and points out that vitamin D helps to evaluate the severity of liver cirrhosis and may become a new point and an important drug for the treatment of liver cirrhosis.
