title: [Updates on Lifestyle-Related Diseases and Bone Metabolism. A possible involvement of vitamin D, a pivotal player in bone metabolism, in lifestyle-related diseases].
abstract: Vitamin D plays a pivotal role in the regulation of bone metabolism, essentially through its effects on calcium and phosphate absorption. Although major targets of vitamin D action are skeletal system and mineral metabolism, vitamin D receptor is ubiquitously expressed in many tissues. Accumulating evidence suggests a possible involvement of vitamin D in the regulation of blood sugar and blood pressure in addition to its effects on bone and mineral metabolism.
authors.affiliation: Toranomon Hospital Endocrine Center, Japan.
authors.forename: Yasuhiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takeuchi
mesh_terms: D015519:Bone Density; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000503:physiopathology; D018167:Receptors, Calcitriol / Q000378:metabolism; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D018167:Receptors, Calcitriol; D014807:Vitamin D