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    Calcitriol is a hormone and the active form of vitamin D, normally made in the kidney. It is also known as 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol. It binds to and...
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    immune cells to form calcitriol (1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol; 1,25(OH)2D), the biologically active form of vitamin D. Calcitriol attaches to vitamin...
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    which is further converted in the kidney to calcitriol (1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol D). One of calcitriol's most important functions is to promote calcium...
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    For example, they convert a precursor of vitamin D to its active form, calcitriol; and synthesize the hormones erythropoietin and renin. Chronic kidney...
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    counteracted by calcitonin. Additionally, it promotes the synthesis of calcitriol, the active form of vitamin D. PTH influences bone remodeling, which is...
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    receptor (VDR also known as the calcitriol receptor) is a member of the nuclear receptor family of transcription factors. Calcitriol (the active form of vitamin...
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  • immobilisation. Elevated Calcitriol is suggestive of lymphoma, sarcoidosis, granulomatous disorders, and excessive calcitriol intake. Elevated calcifediol...
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  • The natural, active form of vitamin D is calcitriol (1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol). This molecule and other naturally occurring forms of vitamin D, including...
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    Calcipotriol, also known as calcipotriene, is a synthetic derivative of calcitriol, a form of vitamin D. It is used in the treatment of psoriasis. It is...
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    into circulation, and increases in the activation of vitamin D3 to calcitriol. Calcitriol, the active form of vitamin D3, promotes absorption of calcium from...
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    regulated by the calcitriol (or 1,25 dihydroxycholecalciferol, or 1,25 dihydroxyvitamin D3) concentration in the blood. Calcitriol is a cholesterol derivative...
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    weaker impact on calcium metabolism and parathyroid hormone levels than calcitriol; but significant effects on the immune system, including regulatory T...
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    by the enzyme 25(OH)D-1α-hydroxylase, primarily in the kidney, to form calcitriol (1,25-(OH)2D3), which is the active hormonal form of vitamin D. Calcifediol...
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  • Long-term treatment of hypoparathyroidism is with vitamin D analogs (such as calcitriol or alfacalcidol), vitamin D supplementation and calcium supplementation...
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    calcium-phosphate product, medications such as warfarin, vitamin D derivatives (e.g. calcitriol, calcium-based binders, or systemic steroids), protein C or S deficiency...
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    Vitamin D5 (sitocalciferol) is a form of vitamin D. Analogs of calcitriol, a form of vitamin D3, have been proposed for use as antitumor agents. Studies...
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    antidote, acetylcysteine. Calcitriol, the active metabolite of vitamin D3, appears to be a catalyst for glutathione production. Calcitriol was found to increase...
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  • (25-hydroxyvitamin D or 25(OH)D), an indicator of vitamin D status in the blood Calcitriol (1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D or 1,25(OH)2D), the active hormonal form of vitamin...
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    concentration of ≈750 nmol/L) propose that: Intake of vitamin D raises calcitriol concentrations in the plasma and cell Intake of vitamin D raises plasma...
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    and Triferic AVNU in the United States in the fourth quarter of 2022. Calcitriol (active vitamin D) generic is FDA approved for treating secondary hyperparathyroidism...
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    27-tetranorvitamin D3) is a major metabolite of 1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (calcitriol). Around 1980, scientists first reported the isolation of calcitroic acid...
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    consisted of medications including human growth hormone, calcitriol, and oral phosphate, and calcitriol; Unwanted effects of this therapy have included secondary...
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  • systematic name calcitriol,NADPH:oxygen oxidoreductase (24-hydroxylating). This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction (1) calcitriol + NADPH + H+...
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    rates of mortality. It has been suggested, based on animal research, that calcitriol, the active metabolite of vitamin D, can provide significant protection...
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    prostaglandin synthesis and actions contributes to the beneficial effects of calcitriol in prostate cancer". Dermatoendocrinol. 1 (1): 7–11. doi:10.4161/derm...
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  • elevated parathyroid hormone (hyperparathyroidism) Suppressed calcitriol levels Calcium and Calcitriol supplements, the latter with a larger dose than for treatment...
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    Digestive system Adipose tissue Leptin Adiponectin Resistin Skeleton Osteocalcin Kidney Renin EPO Calcitriol Prostaglandin Heart Natriuretic peptide ANP BNP...
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    to the production of red blood cells by the kidney. Helps synthesize calcitriol (the active form of Vitamin D). Stores waste products (mainly urea and...
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    maintenance doses of both calcium and vitamin-D (often as 1,25-(OH)2-D3, i.e. calcitriol) are often necessary to prevent further decline.[citation needed] Milk...
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    to elevated levels of plasma calcium, and thus lower bone resorption. Calcitriol (1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol) is the active form of vitamin D3. It has...
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