Open AccessClinical significance and features of laboratory determination of vitamin D
Author(s) -
Л. Б. Дрыгина
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
medicinskij alfavit
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2949-2807
pISSN - 2078-5631
DOI - 10.33667/2078-5631-2020-5-40-45
Subject(s) - vitamin d and neurology , vitamin , immune system , medicine , calcium , vitamin d deficiency , physiology , biology , endocrinology , immunology
The classic function of vitamin D is to regulate calcium metabolism. Currently, however, convincing data have been obtained on the relationship of vitamin D deficiency with the development of a number of diseases. The article analyzes the results of recent studies that present the effects of vitamin D on the immune system, cardiovascular system and liver diseases. Discusses the mechanisms of admission of vitamin D in the body, presents new data on the regulation of levels of active form of vitamin D phosphatonins (FGF23, MEPE, sFRP-4) and protein Klotho. The characteristic of methods of determination of vitamin D in blood serum is presented. Biological factors that influence the results of quantitative determination of vitamin D with different methods are considered separately.