title: [Vitamin K and osteoporosis].
abstract: There is a closely relationship between vitamin K and osteoporosis. As a cofactor for carboxylase activity, vitamin K can facilitate the conversion of glutamyl to gamma-carboxyglutamyl residues and influence the synthesis and excretion of gamma-carboxylation of osteocalcin to increase the formation of bone. Vitamin K can also effectively inhibit the absorption of bone mass. Besides, there are increasing evidences that vitamin K can effect the synthesis and excretion of nephrocalcin and interlukin-1,6 that can regulate calcium balance and bone metabolism. Meanwhile, there is a consistent line of evidence in human epidemiologic and intervention studies that clearly demonstrate that vitamin K can not only increase bone mineral density in osteoporotic people, but also reduce fracture rates to improve bony health. However more researches are required before vitamin K is widely applied in prevention and treatment of osteoporosis. The American Medical Association recently has increased the dietary reference intakes of vitamin K to 90 mg/d for females and 120 mg/d for males.
authors.affiliation: Department of Scientific Research, PUMC Hospital, CAMS, PUMC, Beijing 100730, China.
authors.forename: Lin-zhi
authors.initials: LZ
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Ling
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015519:Bone Density / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D009751:Nutritional Requirements; D015675:Osteocalcin / Q000378:metabolism; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014812:Vitamin K / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D015675:Osteocalcin; D014812:Vitamin K