Paricalcitol and Endothelial Function in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients (the PENNY Study)

Summary

The primary aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that Paricalcitol, an active form of vitamin D, improved endothelial function in stage 3-4 chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. A secondary aim of this trial was to study the relationship between endothelial function and plasma/serum and genetic biomarkers of bone mineral disorders in CKD (BMD-CKD) and renin angiotensin-aldosteron system (RAS) (angiotensin II and plasma renin activity).

Timeline

Start

2011-06

Primary completion

2012-08

Completion

2012-08

Outcome

Met primary endpoint

paper the between-group difference in flow-mediated dilation changes (the primary end point, 1.8%; 95% confidence interval, 0.3-3.1%) was significant (P=0.016) PMID 25259743 ↗

Publications

• Background Yilmaz MI, Sonmez A, Saglam M, Yaman H, Kilic S, Demirkaya E, Eyileten T, Caglar K, Oguz Y, Vural A, Yenicesu M, Zoccali C. FGF-23 and vascular dysfunction in patients with stage 3 and 4 chronic kidney disease. Kidney Int. 2010 Oct;78(7):679-85. doi: 10.1038/ki.2010.194. Epub 2010 Jul 7.
• Background London GM, Guerin AP, Verbeke FH, Pannier B, Boutouyrie P, Marchais SJ, Metivier F. Mineral metabolism and arterial functions in end-stage renal disease: potential role of 25-hydroxyvitamin D deficiency. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2007 Feb;18(2):613-20. doi: 10.1681/ASN.2006060573. Epub 2007 Jan 3.
• Background Yamamoto T, Kozawa O, Tanabe K, Akamatsu S, Matsuno H, Dohi S, Hirose H, Uematsu T. 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 stimulates vascular endothelial growth factor release in aortic smooth muscle cells: role of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase. Arch Biochem Biophys. 2002 Feb 1;398(1):1-6. doi: 10.1006/abbi.2001.2632.
• Background Wakasugi M, Noguchi T, Inoue M, Kazama Y, Tawata M, Kanemaru Y, Onaya T. Vitamin D3 stimulates the production of prostacyclin by vascular smooth muscle cells. Prostaglandins. 1991 Aug;42(2):127-36. doi: 10.1016/0090-6980(91)90072-n.
• Background Teng M, Wolf M, Ofsthun MN, Lazarus JM, Hernan MA, Camargo CA Jr, Thadhani R. Activated injectable vitamin D and hemodialysis survival: a historical cohort study. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2005 Apr;16(4):1115-25. doi: 10.1681/ASN.2004070573. Epub 2005 Feb 23.
• Background Teng M, Wolf M, Lowrie E, Ofsthun N, Lazarus JM, Thadhani R. Survival of patients undergoing hemodialysis with paricalcitol or calcitriol therapy. N Engl J Med. 2003 Jul 31;349(5):446-56. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa022536.
• Background Ravani P, Malberti F, Tripepi G, Pecchini P, Cutrupi S, Pizzini P, Mallamaci F, Zoccali C. Vitamin D levels and patient outcome in chronic kidney disease. Kidney Int. 2009 Jan;75(1):88-95. doi: 10.1038/ki.2008.501. Epub 2008 Oct 8.
• Background Testa A, Mallamaci F, Benedetto FA, Pisano A, Tripepi G, Malatino L, Thadhani R, Zoccali C. Vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene polymorphism is associated with left ventricular (LV) mass and predicts left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) progression in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients. J Bone Miner Res. 2010 Feb;25(2):313-9. doi: 10.1359/jbmr.090717.
• Background Ghiadoni L, Faita F, Salvetti M, Cordiano C, Biggi A, Puato M, Di Monaco A, De Siati L, Volpe M, Ambrosio G, Gemignani V, Muiesan ML, Taddei S, Lanza GA, Cosentino F. Assessment of flow-mediated dilation reproducibility: a nationwide multicenter study. J Hypertens. 2012 Jul;30(7):1399-405. doi: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e328353f222.
• D'arrigo G, Pizzini P, Cutrupi S, Tripepi R, Tripepi G, Mallamaci F, Zoccali C. Vitamin D receptor activation raises soluble thrombomodulin levels in chronic kidney disease patients: a double blind, randomized trial. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2019 May 1;34(5):819-824. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfy085.
• Torino C, Pizzini P, Cutrupi S, Tripepi R, Vilasi A, Tripepi G, Mallamaci F, Zoccali C. Effect of Vitamin D Receptor Activation on the AGE/RAGE System and Myeloperoxidase in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients. Oxid Med Cell Longev. 2017;2017:2801324. doi: 10.1155/2017/2801324. Epub 2017 Dec 6.
• Spoto B, Pizzini P, Tripepi G, Mallamaci F, Zoccali C. Circulating adiponectin modifies the FGF23 response to vitamin D receptor activation: a post hoc analysis of a double-blind, randomized clinical trial. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2018 Oct 1;33(10):1764-1769. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfx344.
• Zoccali C, Curatola G, Panuccio V, Tripepi R, Pizzini P, Versace M, Bolignano D, Cutrupi S, Politi R, Tripepi G, Ghiadoni L, Thadhani R, Mallamaci F. Paricalcitol and endothelial function in chronic kidney disease trial. Hypertension. 2014 Nov;64(5):1005-11. doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.114.03748. Epub 2014 Aug 4.

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