24-25-dihydroxyvitamin-d-3 and Neoplasms

Dihydroxyvitamin D(3) is known to affect broad spectrum of various biochemical and molecular biological reactions in organisms. Research on the role and function of nuclear vitamin D(3) receptors (VDR) playing a role as dihydroxyvitamin D(3) inducible transcription factor belongs to dynamically developing branches of molecular endocrinology. In higher organisms, full functionality of VDR in the form of heterodimer with nuclear 9-cis retinoic acid receptor is essential for biological effects of dihydroxyvitamin D(3). This article summarizes selected effects of biologically active vitamin D(3) acting through their cognate nuclear receptors, and also its potential use in therapy and prevention of various types of cancer.

Topics: 24,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D 3; Antineoplastic Agents; Drug Delivery Systems; Humans; Neoplasms; Receptors, Calcitriol; Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear

Topics: 24,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D 3; Absorption; Adrenal Cortex Hormones; Anticonvulsants; Calcifediol; Calcitriol; Calcium; Chemical Phenomena; Chemistry; Chronic Kidney Disease-Mineral and Bone Disorder; Digestive System Diseases; Dihydroxycholecalciferols; Fanconi Syndrome; Female; Humans; Hydroxycholecalciferols; Hypocalcemia; Hypoparathyroidism; Hypophosphatemia, Familial; Infant, Newborn; Kidney Diseases; Kinetics; Liver Diseases; Menopause; Neoplasms; Osteomalacia; Osteoporosis; Rickets; Vitamin D