Structure-function relationships in the vitamin D endocrine system.
Structure-function relationships in the vitamin D endocrine system.
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DOI:
10.1210/edrv-16-2-200
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发表时间:
1995-04
影响因子:
20.3
通讯作者:
R. Bouillon;W. Okamura;A. Norman
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作者:
R. Bouillon;W. Okamura;A. Norman
I. Vitamin D Endocrine System RESEARCH directed at defining the molecular mode of action of vitamin D is currently at its apex. There is now evidence implicating the essential involvement of vitamin D metabolites in a host of cellular processes, including calcium homeostasis, immunology, cell differentiation, and regulation of gene transcription. Further, there is evidence that the hormonally active form of vitamin D, 1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 [1α,25(OH)2D3], may generate biological responses via both regulation of gene transcription as well as via nongenomic pathways, some of which involve opening of voltage-gated Ca2+ channels. In addition, there are many examples of pathological disruption of the normal state in which a drug form of a vitamin D metabolite is proposed to be a (potentially) useful form of treatment, e.g. renal osteodystrophy, psoriasis, leukemia, breast cancer, and osteoporosis. B. From vitamin to steroid hormone The importance of the molecule vitamin D in the biological systems of highe...