Understanding Bone Disease in Patients with Diabetic Kidney Disease: a Narrative Review

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Purpose of Review
Both diabetes and kidney disease associate with the development of bone disease and an increased risk of fragility fractures. The etiologies of bone disease in patients with diabetic kidney disease (DKD) are multiple and complex. This review explores the association between DKD and bone disease and discusses how the presence of both diabetes and kidney disease may impair bone quality and increase fracture risk. Diagnostic tools as well as future research areas are also discussed.

Recent Findings
Patients with DKD have an increased risk of fragility fracture, most pronounced in patients with type 1 diabetes, and in DKD a high prevalence of adynamic bone disease is found. Recent studies have demonstrated disturbances in the interplay between bone regulating factors in DKD, such as relative hypoparathyroidism and alterations of bone-derived hormones including fibroblast growth factor-23 (FGF-23), sclerostin and klotho, which lead to bone disease.

Summary
This review examines the current knowledge on bone disease in patients with DKD, clinical considerations for patient care, as well as subjects for future research.
Original languageEnglish
JournalCurrent Osteoporosis Reports
Volume18
Pages (from-to)727–736
ISSN1544-1873
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020

    Research areas

  • Diabetes mellitus, Chronic kidney disease, Bone, Fracture, Adynamic bone disease

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