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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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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...
- 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...
- calcium-phosphate product,
medications such as warfarin,
vitamin D
derivatives (e.g.
calcitriol, calcium-based binders, or
systemic steroids),
protein C or S deficiency...
- immobilisation.
Elevated Calcitriol is
suggestive of lymphoma, sarcoidosis,
granulomatous disorders, and
excessive calcitriol intake.
Elevated calcifediol...
- 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...
- the
conversion of 25-hydroxy
vitamin D into 1,25-dihydroxy
vitamin D (
calcitriol),
which is
released into the circulation. This
latter form of vitamin...
- For example, they
convert a
precursor of
vitamin D to its
active form,
calcitriol; and
synthesize the
hormones erythropoietin and renin.
Chronic kidney...
