Recent Advances in Vitamin D and Hypertension
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    Vitamin D deficiency is very common in Chinese.Recent epidemiological studies have demonstrated strong association between vitamin D deficiency and risk of hypertension.The mechanism for how vitamin D protect against hypertension has not been fully elucidated.Proposed mechanisms include effects on negative regulation of renin-angiotensin system,on decreasing secretion of parathyroid hormone,on improving insulin resistance as well as direct effects on vasculature.In addition,genetic variants of vitamin D receptor were also the risk factors of human hypertension.Further study on vitamin D and human hypertension will improve the prevention and treatment of hypertension.

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ZHU Xue-Chuang, LI Li-Hua, and YIN Xue-Yan. Recent Advances in Vitamin D and Hypertension[J]. Editorial Office of Chinese Journal of Arteriosclerosis,2010,18(12):1001-1003.

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  • Received:October 04,2010
  • Revised:December 07,2010
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