NYMU-Taipei/Project/Phosphate/Phosphate-related Medical Syndromes

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* When the phosphate level in blood <font color=red>exceeds '''6.5 mg/dL'''</font>, a patient kidney failure has a high risk of death
* A '''high''' serum concentration of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phosphate phosphate (pi)] is clearly related to '''pruritus''' and '''hyperparathyroidism''', both manifestations of the uremic syndrome 
* Phosphorus '''excess''' also '''inhibit'''s 1 alpha-hydroxylase and hence the production of [http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/medmaster/a682335.html calcitriol], the active vitamin D metabolite
* Phosphorus '''retention''' also alters polyamine metabolism by causing decreases in '''intestinal function''' and '''proliferation of intestinal villi'''
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