Contribution of age and functional disorders into the formation of vitamin D deficiency

Abstract

The article tells about the biological role of vitamin D and its metabolites, causes of its deficit among the population and its role in the regulation of normal functioning of the musculoskeletal system. A special focus is on the application aspects of native vitamin D and its active metabolites in the period of age-related changes in the body associated with possible malabsorption of vitamin D in the intestine, changes in receptor sensitivity to vitamin D or abnormalities in vitamin D metabolism in kidneys.

Keywords

• остеопороз
• остеопоротические переломы
• активные метаболиты витамина d
• риск падений
• osteoporosis
• osteoporotic fractures
• active metabolites of vitamin d
• risk of falls