title: Calcitriol, calcidiol, parathyroid hormone, and fibroblast growth factor-23 interactions in chronic kidney disease.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To review the inter-relationships between calcium, phosphorus, parathyroid hormone (PTH), parent and activated vitamin D metabolites (vitamin D, 25(OH)-vitamin D, 1,25(OH)2 -vitamin D, 24,25(OH)2 -vitamin D), and fibroblast growth factor-23 (FGF-23) during chronic kidney disease (CKD) in dogs and cats.
  
  
  METHODS
  Human and veterinary literature.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Beneficial effects of calcitriol treatment during CKD have traditionally been attributed to regulation of PTH but new perspectives emphasize direct renoprotective actions independent of PTH and calcium. It is now apparent that calcitriol exerts an important effect on renal tubular reclamation of filtered 25(OH)-vitamin D, which may be important in maintaining adequate circulating 25(OH)-vitamin D. This in turn may be vital for important pleiotropic actions in peripheral tissues through autocrine/paracrine mechanisms that impact the health of those local tissues.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Limited information is available reporting the benefit of calcitriol treatment in dogs and cats with CKD.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A survival benefit has been shown for dogs with CKD treated with calcitriol compared to placebo. The concentrations of circulating 25(OH)-vitamin D have recently been shown to be low in people and dogs with CKD and are related to survival in people with CKD. Combination therapy for people with CKD using both parental and activated vitamin D compounds is common in human nephrology and there is a developing emphasis using combination treatment with activated vitamin D and renin-angiotensin-aldosterone-system (RAAS) inhibitors.
authors.affiliation: VCA Arboretum View Animal Hospital, Downers Grove, IL 60515, USA.
authors.forename: Joao F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: de Brito Galvao
authors.forename: Larry A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Nagode
authors.forename: Patricia A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Schenck
authors.forename: Dennis J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Chew
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002112:Calcifediol / Q000378:metabolism*; D002117:Calcitriol / Q000378:metabolism*; D000089703:Fibroblast Growth Factor-23; D005346:Fibroblast Growth Factors / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D010281:Parathyroid Hormone / Q000378:metabolism*; D051436:Renal Insufficiency, Chronic / Q000378:metabolism / Q000662:veterinary*
chemical_list: C000717427:FGF23 protein, human; D010281:Parathyroid Hormone; D005346:Fibroblast Growth Factors; D000089703:Fibroblast Growth Factor-23; D002117:Calcitriol; D002112:Calcifediol