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Nefrología (Madrid)
versión On-line ISSN 1989-2284versión impresa ISSN 0211-6995
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PEREZ-GOMEZ, M. Vanessa; ORTIZ-ARDUAN, Alberto y LORENZO-SELLARES, Víctor. Vitamin D and proteinuria: a critical review of molecular bases and clinical experience. Nefrología (Madr.) [online]. 2013, vol.33, n.5, pp.716-726. ISSN 1989-2284. https://dx.doi.org/10.3265/Nefrologia.pre2013.Apr.12025.
Proteinuria is the main predictor of chronic kidney disease progression. Drugs that block the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (ARBs) reduce proteinuria and slow down the progression of the disease. However, their effect is suboptimal, and residual proteinuria persists as an important predictor of renal impairment. Vitamin D has pleiotropic effects that could have an impact on these parameters. In this study, we critically review the molecular and experimental bases that suggest an antiproteinuric effect of vitamin D receptor (VDR) activation and the available evidence on its antiproteinuric effect in clinical practice. In animal models, we have observed the antiproteinuric effect of VDR activation, which could be due to direct protective action on the podocyte or other pleiotropic effects that slow down RAA system activation, inflammation and fibrosis. Clinical trials have generally been conducted in patients with a vitamin D deficiency or insufficiency and the main trial (VITAL) did not demonstrate that paricalcitol improved the study's primary endpoint (decrease in the urine albumin to creatinine ratio). In this sense, the information available is insufficient to advise the use of native vitamin D or VDR activators as renoprotective antiproteinuric drugs beyond the experimental level. Two Spanish clinical trials and one Italian trial attempted to determine the effect of paricalcitol and vitamin D on residual proteinuria in various clinical circumstances (PALIFE, NEFROVID and PROCEED).
Palabras clave : Albuminuria; Calcitriol; Chronic kidney disease; Diabetic nephropathy; Paricalcitol.