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The importance of vitamin D in the pathology of bone metabolism in inflammatory bowel diseases
 
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Submission date: 2013-06-21
 
 
Final revision date: 2013-09-03
 
 
Acceptance date: 2013-10-04
 
 
Online publication date: 2015-10-12
 
 
Publication date: 2015-10-31
 
 
Arch Med Sci 2015;11(5):1028-1032
 
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Etiological factors of bone metabolism disorders in inflammatory bowel diseases have been the subject of interest of many researchers. One of the questions often raised is vitamin D deficiency. Calcitriol acts on cells, tissues and organs through a vitamin D receptor. The result of this action is the multi-directional effect of vitamin D. The reasons for vitamin D deficiency are: decreased exposure to sunlight, inadequate diet, inflammatory lesions of the intestinal mucosa and post-gastrointestinal resection states. This leads not only to osteomalacia but also to osteoporosis. Of significance may be the effect of vitamin D on the course of the disease itself, through modulation of the inflammatory mechanisms. It is also necessary to pay attention to the role of vitamin D in skeletal pathology in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases and thus take measures aimed at preventing and treating these disorders through the supplementation of vitamin D.
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