[Bone and Nutrition. A novel function of phosphorus]

Clin Calcium. 2015 Jul;25(7):1015-21.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

Phosphorus is an essential nutrient for bone formation by forming hydroxyapatite with calcium. Simultaneously, phosphorus is also a component of high energy bond of ATP, nucleic acids, and phospholipids. Recent studies have demonstrated that excess or lack of dietary phosphorus intake may cause vascular dysfunction, cardiac hypertrophy, and impaired glucose tolerance. Here, we introduce recent findings about the effects of high or low dietary phosphorus intake on several organs except for bone.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adenosine Triphosphate
  • Animals
  • Calcium / metabolism
  • Cardiomegaly / etiology
  • Durapatite
  • Endothelium, Vascular / physiology
  • Endothelium, Vascular / physiopathology
  • Glucose Intolerance / etiology
  • Humans
  • Hypertension / etiology
  • Insulin Resistance
  • Mice
  • Nucleic Acids
  • Osteogenesis
  • Phospholipids
  • Phosphorus / metabolism
  • Phosphorus / physiology*
  • Phosphorus, Dietary / administration & dosage*
  • Phosphorus, Dietary / adverse effects
  • Vascular Calcification / etiology

Substances

  • Nucleic Acids
  • Phospholipids
  • Phosphorus, Dietary
  • Phosphorus
  • Adenosine Triphosphate
  • Durapatite
  • Calcium