Abstract
Cancer patients with advanced disease frequently feel weak and fatigued, and have an increased risk of fracture. At the same time several reports describe the high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in these patients. This review will summarize the impact of vitamin D deficiency on muscle weakness and fracture risk. While larger clinical trials of vitamin D supplementation are lacking in cancer patients, the evidence from clinical trials among older adults of the general population support a significant benefit of vitamin D on muscle strength, and fall and fracture reduction.
Mechanistic evidence regarding the presence of the specific vitamin D receptor in muscle tissue and muscle biopsy abnormalities observed with deficiency will be reviewed, as well as molecular and non-molecular effects of vitamin D in muscle tissue. At the clinical level, the evidence from randomized controlled trials of vitamin D supplementation on functional improvement and fall reduction will be summarized. Finally, trial and epidemiological data will be reviewed to assess desirable serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels for optimal muscle health.
Keywords: Vitamin D, Falls, Muscle strength, Bone density, Fractures, osteoporosis, fast-twitch fibers, nuclear VDR, genomic transcriptional effect, 1-alpha-calcidiol
Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal Chemistry
Title:Relevance of Vitamin D in Bone and Muscle Health of Cancer Patients
Volume: 13 Issue: 1
Author(s): Heike Bischoff-Ferrari
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Keywords: Vitamin D, Falls, Muscle strength, Bone density, Fractures, osteoporosis, fast-twitch fibers, nuclear VDR, genomic transcriptional effect, 1-alpha-calcidiol
Abstract: Cancer patients with advanced disease frequently feel weak and fatigued, and have an increased risk of fracture. At the same time several reports describe the high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in these patients. This review will summarize the impact of vitamin D deficiency on muscle weakness and fracture risk. While larger clinical trials of vitamin D supplementation are lacking in cancer patients, the evidence from clinical trials among older adults of the general population support a significant benefit of vitamin D on muscle strength, and fall and fracture reduction.
Mechanistic evidence regarding the presence of the specific vitamin D receptor in muscle tissue and muscle biopsy abnormalities observed with deficiency will be reviewed, as well as molecular and non-molecular effects of vitamin D in muscle tissue. At the clinical level, the evidence from randomized controlled trials of vitamin D supplementation on functional improvement and fall reduction will be summarized. Finally, trial and epidemiological data will be reviewed to assess desirable serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels for optimal muscle health.
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Bischoff-Ferrari Heike, Relevance of Vitamin D in Bone and Muscle Health of Cancer Patients, Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal Chemistry 2013; 13 (1) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1871520611307010058
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1871520611307010058 |
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