Endothelial Dysfunction in Renal Transplant Recipients: Role of Vitamin D and Fibroblast Growth Factor-23

YILDIRIM T., YILMAZ R., ALTİNDAL M., TURKMEN E., ARICI M., ALTUN B., ...Daha Fazla

TRANSPLANTATION PROCEEDINGS, cilt.47, sa.2, ss.343-347, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 47 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2014.12.023
  • Dergi Adı: TRANSPLANTATION PROCEEDINGS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.343-347
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background. Endothelial dysfunction can be detected at early stages of chronic kidney disease. Although endothelial functions improve after successful renal transplantation, renal transplant recipients have still worse endothelial functions compared to healthy subjects. Vitamin D deficiency and high fibroblast growth factor-23 (FGF-23) levels may have a role on endothelial dysfunction in chronic kidney disease patients. The aim of this study is to investigate the association between endothelial functions, vitamin D, and FGF-23 levels in renal transplant recipients.