Magnesium and Human Health: Perspectives and Research Directions

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Hormone/vitamin</td><td class="align_center">Role of hormones/vitamins</td><td class="align_center">Comments</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Vitamin D</td><td class="align_center">1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 can stimulate intestinal magnesium absorption.</td><td class="align_center">Mg is required for metabolism of vitamin D in the liver and the kidneys and also for its transportation in serum.</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">PTH</td><td class="align_center">Helps in the reabsorption of Mg in the kidney, absorption in the gut, and release from the bone.</td><td class="align_center">Hypercalcemia interferes with the role of PTH in magnesium regulation.</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Estrogen</td><td class="align_center">Enhances Mg reabsorption in the kidney and absorption in the gut by stimulating TRPM6 expression.</td><td class="align_left"> </td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="table-fn"><td><div>Mg: magnesium; PTH: parathyroid hormone.<br/></div></td></tr></table>

<div>Role of vitamins and hormones in magnesium homeostasis.</div>

International Journal of Endocrinology

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