Calcitriol Supplementation Improves Endothelium-Dependent Vasodilation in Rat Hypertensive Renal Injury

• Main Authors: Tsuneo Takenaka (Author), Tsutomu Inoue (Author), Yoichi Ohno (Author), Takashi Miyazaki (Author), Akira Nishiyama (Author), Naohito Ishii (Author), Hiromichi Suzuki (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Karger Publishers, 2014-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background/Aims: Vitamin D increases renal expression of klotho in normotensive rats. Klotho reduces oxidative stress. Methods: In this study, we aimed to determine if vitamin D would suppress oxidative stress using 4 groups of hypertensive rats: uninephrectomized, stroke-prone, spontaneously hypert...