منابع مشابه
[The vitamin D endocrine system].
The vitamin D endocrine system comprises a group of 7-dehydrocholesterol-derived secosteroid molecules, including its active metabolite 1,25-dihydroxy-vitamin D (1,25(OH)(2)D), its precursors and other metabolites, its binding protein (DBP) and nuclear receptor (VDR), as well as cytochrome P450 complex enzymes participating in activation and inactivation pathways of those molecules. The biologi...
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The name “vitamin D” for the fat-soluble secosteroid cholecalciferol implies that humans need to take up this molecule via their diet since their own catabolism may not be able to produce it. In contrast, at UV-B (290e315 nm) exposure human skin is able to synthesize vitamin D on the basis of the cholesterol precursor 7dehydrocholesterol. Thus, insufficient exposure to sunlight in populations l...
متن کامل[Vitamin D and endocrine diseases].
Vitamin D insufficiency/deficiency has been worldwide reported in all age groups in recent years. It has been considered a Public Health matter since decreased levels of vitamin D has been related to several chronic diseases, as type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), obesity and hypertension. Glucose intolerance and insulin secretion has been observed during vitamin D deficiency, both in animals and ...
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The discoveries that activated macrophages produce 1alpha25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1alpha,25-(OH)2D3), and that immune system cells express the vitamin D receptor (VDR), suggested that the vitamin D endocrine system influences immune system function. In this review, we compare and contrast how 1alpha,25-(OH)2D3 synthesis and degradation is regulated in kidney cells and activated macrophages, summ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Investigation
سال: 1985
ISSN: 0021-9738
DOI: 10.1172/jci111930