Sahar Ajabshir
1, Arif Asif
2, Ali Nayer
3*1 Department of Dietetics and Nutrition, Florida International University, Miami, USA
2 Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Albany Medical College, Albany, USA
3 Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of Miami, Miami, USA
*Corresponding Author: *Corresponding author: Ali Nayer, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of Miami, Clinical Research Building, suite 825, 1120 NW 14th St., Miami, FL 33136, USA. Tel: 305.243.3583, fax: 305.243.3506, Email:
anayer@med.miami.edu
Implication for health policy/practice/research/medical education:
The current literature indicates that maintaining adequate vitamin D
levels may be an important consideration in the treatment of
hypertension, especially in individuals with vitamin D insufficiency and
deficiency
Please cite this paper as: Ajabshir S, Asif A, Nayer A. The effects of vitamin D on the renin-angiotensin system. J Nephropathol. 2014; 3(2): 41-43. DOI: 10.12860/jnp.2014.09