ReviewNature reviews. Nephrology2020
FGF23 at the crossroads of phosphate, iron economy and erythropoiesis.
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146 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Osteomalacia as a Complication of Intravenous Iron Infusion: A Systematic Review of Case Reports.Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research · 2022Pooled it
- Hypophosphataemia after treatment of iron deficiency with intravenous ferric carboxymaltose or iron isomaltoside-a systematic review and meta-analysis.British journal of clinical pharmacology · 2021Pooled it
- Characterization of serum phosphate levels over time with intravenous ferric carboxymaltose versus placebo as treatment for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction and iron deficiency: An exploratory prospective substudy from HEART-FID.European journal of heart failure · 2025Trial
- Effect of ferric citrate hydrate on fibroblast growth factor 23 and platelets in non-dialysis-dependent chronic kidney disease and non-chronic kidney disease patients with iron deficiency anemia.Clinical and experimental nephrology · 2024Trial
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- Acute effects of dietary phosphorus intake on markers of mineral metabolism in hemodialysis patients: post hoc analysis of a randomized crossover trial.Renal failure · 2021Trial
- Association of fibroblast growth factor 23 and α-klotho in hemodialysis patients during administration of ferric citrate hydrate: post hoc analysis of ASTRIO study.BMC nephrology · 2021Trial
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- Exploring the dynamics of FGF23 in patients with Hereditary Hemochromatosis type I following iron depletive treatment: a pilot study.Journal of endocrinological investigation · 2026Article
- Recent research progress on the etiology and pathogenesis of tumor-induced osteomalacia: A review.Journal of bone oncology · 2026Review
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- Fibroblast growth factor 23 at the crossroads of mineral metabolism and bone disease.Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension · 2026Review
- Prevalence of bone mineral disease in children with acute kidney disease on continuous kidney replacement therapy: a case-control study.Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) · 2026Article
- Hypophosphatemia in Patients Receiving Intravenous Iron Supplementation for Iron-Deficiency Anemia: A Narrative Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Vitamin D Signaling from Nephrogenesis to Neoplasia: Spatial Protein Expression in Fetal Kidney and Transcriptomic Dysregulation in Renal Tumors.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Article
- The Interplay Between Bone Biology and Iron Metabolism: Molecular Mechanisms and Clinical Implications.Biomedicines · 2026Review
- The role of fibroblast growth factors in cell and cancer metabolism.FEBS letters · 2026Review
- Heterogeneous regulation of fibroblast growth factor 23 in acute kidney injury, chronic kidney disease, and polycystic kidney disease: mechanisms, diagnostic utility, and clinical implications.Frontiers in molecular biosciences · 2026Review
- Gene therapy for hemoglobinopathies: Clinical trial results and biology of hematopoietic stem cell and the bone marrow niche.Cell reports. Medicine · 2025Review
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Abstract
Fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) was initially characterized as an important regulator of phosphate and calcium homeostasis. New research advances demonstrate that FGF23 is also linked to iron economy, inflammation and erythropoiesis. These advances have been fuelled, in part, by the serendipitous development of two distinct FGF23 assays that can substitute for invasive bone biopsies to infer the activity of the three main steps of FGF23 regulation in bone: transcription, post-translational modification and peptide cleavage. This 'liquid bone biopsy for FGF23 dynamics' enables large-scale longitudinal studies of FGF23 regulation that would otherwise be impossible in humans. The balance between FGF23 production, post-translational modification and cleavage is maintained or perturbed in different hereditary monogenic conditions and in acquired conditions that mimic these genetic disorders, including iron deficiency, inflammation, treatment with ferric carboxymaltose and chronic kidney disease. Looking ahead, a deeper understanding of the relationships between FGF23 regulation, iron homeostasis and erythropoiesis can be leveraged to devise novel therapeutic targets for treatment of anaemia and states of FGF23 excess, including chronic kidney disease.
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