Hypophosphatemia leads to rickets by impairing caspase-mediated apoptosis of hypertrophic chondrocytes
Sabbagh Y, Carpenter TO, Demay MB. Hypophosphatemia leads to rickets by impairing caspase-mediated apoptosis of hypertrophic chondrocytes. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2005, 102: 9637-9642. PMID: 15976027, PMCID: PMC1172249, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0502249102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParathyroid hormone levelsMineral ion homeostasisRachitic changesHormone levelsAbnormal mineral ion homeostasisDihydroxyvitamin D levelsVitamin D deficiencyDegree of hypophosphatemiaHypertrophic chondrocyte layerVitamin D receptorHypertrophic chondrocytesNormal phosphorus levelsGrowth plate maturationD deficiencyD levelsNormal calciumD receptorChondrocyte layerHypophosphatemiaVDR actionChondrocyte apoptosisNull miceRicketsCaspase-mediated apoptosisHypercalcemia