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ReviewTherapeutic advances in endocrinology and metabolism2025

Role of vitamin D in the development and progression of diabetic kidney disease: an overview of meta-analyses.

Ashna Chackochan, Muhammed Rashid, Swetha R Reghunath, Pooja Gopal Poojari, Girish Thunga, Shivashankara Kaniyoor Nagri, Vasudeva Guddattu, Revathi P Shenoy, Vishnu Prasad Shenoy, Leelavathi D Acharya

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Review in Therapeutic advances in endocrinology and metabolism, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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10 authors.

Ashna ChackochanDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India.
Muhammed RashidDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India.
Swetha R ReghunathDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India.
Pooja Gopal PoojariDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India.
Girish ThungaDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India.
Shivashankara Kaniyoor NagriDepartment of General Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India.
Vasudeva GuddattuDepartment of Data Science, Prasanna School of Public Health, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India.
Revathi P ShenoyDepartment of Biochemistry, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India.
Vishnu Prasad ShenoyDepartment of Microbiology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India.
Leelavathi D AcharyaDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Udupi District, Manipal, Karnataka - 576104, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5486-1573

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: The effectiveness of vitamin D supplementation in the progression of diabetic kidney disease (DKD) remains controversial. Our review tries to provide a comprehensive summary of all the relevant articles in the area to assess the association of vitamin D deficiency with the development of DKD and the effect of vitamin D supplementation on the progression of DKD. Methods: PubMed, Embase, Scopus, Cochrane Library and Web of Science were accessed from inception till June 2024 to obtain all the relevant meta-analyses assessing the function of vitamin D in the onset and prognosis of DKD. The summary data were extracted by two independent reviewers. A Measurement Tool to Assess Systematic Reviews (AMSTAR) 2 tool was used for the assessment of the methodological quality of the included meta-analyses. Results: A total of 4579 articles were obtained from 5 databases in the initial search, of which 8 meta-analyses were included for the evidence synthesis. The methodological quality of the retrieved articles ranged from critically low to high. Serum vitamin D levels were significantly correlated with the prevalence of DKD. The review suggested that vitamin D supplementation could help in reducing proteinuria. However, no such changes were observed in other renal function parameters of DKD patients following vitamin D supplementation. Conclusion: The current evidence indicates that vitamin D supplementation could be beneficial in reducing proteinuria among DKD patients.

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diabetic kidney diseaseevidence-based medicinesystematic reviewvitamin D

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PMCPMC12034959

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