A randomized intervention study to evaluate the effect of calcitriol therapy on the renin-angiotensin system in diabetes

Background: Prior studies suggest that vitamin D therapy may decrease cardiovascular disease risk in type 2 diabetes (T2DM) by lowering renin-angiotensin system (RAS) activity. However, randomized human intervention studies to evaluate the effect of vitamin D receptor (VDR) agonists on RAS activity...

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Main Authors: Sarah Zaheer, Kiara Taquechel, Jenifer M Brown, Gail K Adler, Jonathan S Williams, Anand Vaidya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publications 2018-02-01
Series:Journal of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1470320317754178