25-dihidroxy-vitamina D disminuida en la hemocromatosis
Low serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D in hereditary hemochromatosis: relation to iron status.
Abstract
Under
normal conditions, vitamin D absorbed from the diet or synthesized in
the skin is transported to the liver where it undergoes hydroxylation.
The purpose of this study was to determine whether excess hepatic iron
affects this process and the subsequent production of
1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D (1,25-[OH]2D) in the kidney. Mean serum
25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-OHD) concentrations in untreated hereditary
hemochromatosis were 13 +/- 6 (SD) in 9 patients with cirrhosis, 13 +/- 6
in 5 patients with hepatic fibrosis, and 22 +/- 6 in 10 patients with
normal hepatic architecture aside from siderosis and were significantly
lower than the levels found in 24 controls matched for age, sex, and
season, p less than 0.05. The mean serum 25-OHD levels in the two groups
with hemochromatosis and hepatic damage were significantly lower than
the value in the group with normal hepatic architecture, p less than
0.05. Serum 25-OHD levels in individual patients were inversely related
to the size of body iron stores as measured by exchangeable body iron, r
= -0.64, or serum ferritin, r = -0.47, p less than 0.05. In 15 patients
removal of excess body iron by venesection therapy produced a
significant increase in the mean serum 25-OHD from 20 ng/ml to 30 ng/ml,
p less than 0.05. In contrast, mean serum 1,25-[OH]2D levels were
similar in iron-loaded and control subjects, indicating that the
regulation of this metabolite was intact in patients with
hemochromatosis. The results reveal that the low serum 25-OHD
concentration in patients with hemochromatosis is directly related to
the extent of iron loading and it is improved by venesection therapy.
Este trabajo es muy interesante porque vincula la hemocromatosis con la disminución del 25OH2-D
Si existe una relación entre la vitamina D y la mielinización, será importante administrar un plus de vitamina D al hemocromatoso.
Este trabajo es muy interesante porque vincula la hemocromatosis con la disminución del 25OH2-D
Si existe una relación entre la vitamina D y la mielinización, será importante administrar un plus de vitamina D al hemocromatoso.
Por otro lado, si el hígado mejora, la vitamina D debería subir.
Me parece importante incrementar la ingestión de los alimentos con elevada vitamina D, en particular, los champignones.
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