Vitamin D-Parathyroid Hormone-Fibroblast Growth Factor 23 Axis and Cardiac Remodeling.
Study Goal
The researchers aimed to explore the role of the vitamin D-parathyroid hormone-FGF23 axis in cardiac remodeling and its potential implications for treating heart failure.
Results Summary
The study found that vitamin D deficiency, hyperparathyroidism, and elevated FGF23 levels form a vicious cycle that contributes to cardiac remodeling by activating RAAS, promoting inflammation, fibrosis, and extracellular matrix deposition. Understanding this axis may help improve or reverse cardiac remodeling in heart failure patients.
Population
Patients with chronic heart failure (specific population details not provided).
Effective Dosage
Not specified
Duration
Not specified
Interactions
None mentioned
| Intervention | Direction | Endpoint | Population | Dosage | Impact | Claim # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vitamin D deficiency | increase | cardiac remodeling | - | - | leads to | #1 |
Vitamin D deficiency | increase | renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) | - | - | activating | #2 |
Vitamin D deficiency | increase | inflammation | - | - | resulting in enhanced | #3 |
Vitamin D deficiency | increase | cardiac fibrosis | - | - | directly promoting | #4 |
Vitamin D deficiency | increase | extracellular matrix deposition | - | - | directly promoting | #5 |
Hyperparathyroidism | increase | protein kinase A or protein kinase C | - | - | upregulates | #6 |
Hyperparathyroidism | increase | intracellular calcium influx | - | - | enhances | #7 |
Hyperparathyroidism | increase | oxidative stress | - | - | promotes | #8 |
Hyperparathyroidism | increase | RAAS | - | - | activates | #9 |
Hyperparathyroidism | increase | aldosterone levels | - | - | increases | #10 |
Hyperparathyroidism | increase | cardiac remodeling | - | - | aggravating | #11 |
Fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) | increase | ventricular hypertrophy | - | - | plays a direct role in | #12 |
Fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) | increase | myocardial fibrosis | - | - | plays a direct role in | #13 |
Vitamin D deficiency | increase | hyperparathyroidism | - | - | leads to | #14 |
Hyperparathyroidism | increase | level of FGF23 | - | - | increases | #15 |
Elevated levels of FGF23 | decrease | vitamin D synthesis | - | - | inhibit | #16 |
Vitamin D deficiency, hyperparathyroidism, and marked elevations in FGF23 concentration | increase | cardiac remodeling | - | - | contribute directly to | #17 |
Understanding the vitamin D-parathyroid hormone-FGF23 axis | decrease | cardiac remodeling | - | - | improving or even reversing | #18 |
Cardiac remodeling is a compensatory adaptive response to chronic heart failure (HF) altering the structure, function, and metabolism of the heart. Many nutritional and metabolic diseases can aggravate the pathophysiological development of cardiac remodeling. Vitamin D deficiency leads to cardiac remodeling by activating the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS), resulting in enhanced inflammation and directly promoting cardiac fibrosis and extracellular matrix deposition. Hyperparathyroidism upregulates protein kinase A or protein kinase C, enhances intracellular calcium influx, promotes oxidative stress, activates RAAS, and increases aldosterone levels, thereby aggravating cardiac remodeling. Besides, fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) plays a direct role in the heart, resulting in ventricular hypertrophy and myocardial fibrosis. Vitamin D deficiency leads to hyperparathyroidism, which in turn increases the level of FGF23. Elevated levels of FGF23 further inhibit vitamin D synthesis. Evidence exists that vitamin D deficiency, hyperparathyroidism, and marked elevations in FGF23 concentration form a vicious cycle and are believed to contribute directly to cardiac remodeling. Therefore, the purpose of this article is to introduce the specific effects of the above substances on the heart and to explain the significance of understanding the vitamin D-parathyroid hormone-FGF23 axis in improving or even reversing cardiac remodeling, thus contributing to the treatment of patients with HF.