A wide variety of both calcium-dependent and calcium-non-de- pendent actions are attributed to the vitamin and hormone vitamin D. One of the most vital components of the human body, vitamin D is essential to both health and illness. It is a member of the fat-soluble secosteroid family, which is obtained from diets or direct sun exposure, which is what turns 7-hydroxy- cholesterol into the precursor of vitamin D. Bio-activation is an alternate phase that provides an active version of vitamin D that contributes to several notable processes like detoxification, fertility, glucose regulation, bone remodelling, and calcium regulation. Numerous research investigations examine the discernible function of vitamin D in kidney illness. The basic physiological and pathological roles of vitamin D in the kidneys of both diabetics and non-diabetics were examined in this study. In this study we analyzed a basic physiological and pathological roles of Vitamin D in kidney in terms of diabetic and non-diabetic proteinuric kidney diseases. Further research in this field is of high importance.

Article received: 26.02.2024

Keywords: Vitamin D, kidney, effects, physiology, diseases, deficiency

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