Title : The role of vitamin D in the FGF23, klotho, and phosphate bone-kidney endocrine axis.

Pub. Date : 2012 Mar

PMID : 21932165






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1 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D (1,25D), through association with the nuclear vitamin D receptor (VDR), exerts control over a novel endocrine axis consisting of the bone-derived hormone FGF23, and the kidney-expressed klotho, CYP27B1, and CYP24A1 genes, which together prevent hyperphosphatemia/ectopic calcification and govern the levels of 1,25D to maintain bone mineral integrity while promoting optimal function of other vital tissues. 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D klotho Homo sapiens