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Vitamin D Summary

Description: A vitamin that includes both CHOLECALCIFEROLS and ERGOCALCIFEROLS, which have the common effect of preventing or curing RICKETS in animals. It can also be viewed as a hormone since it can be formed in SKIN by action of ULTRAVIOLET RAYS upon the precursors, 7-dehydrocholesterol and ERGOSTEROL, and acts on VITAMIN D RECEPTORS to regulate CALCIUM in opposition to PARATHYROID HORMONE.

Key Diseases for which Vitamin D is Relevant

  1. Vitamin D Deficiency : 67 outcomes 303 studies in 1897 results
  2. Osteoporosis : 65 outcomes 146 studies in 1394 results
  3. Neoplasms (Cancer) : 51 outcomes 268 studies in 1293 results
  4. Secondary Hyperparathyroidism : 49 outcomes 48 studies in 649 results
  5. Rickets (Rachitis) : 35 outcomes 83 studies in 1049 results
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Drugs Related to Vitamin D

  1. Calcium
  2. hydroxide ion
  3. Cholecalciferol (Vitamin D3)
  4. Calcitriol (Calcijex)
  5. Diphosphonates
  6. Hormones
  7. cinacalcet (Sensipar)
  8. 1-hydroxycholecalciferol (alfacalcidol)
  9. 25-hydroxyvitamin D
  10. Calcitriol Receptors (Calcitriol Receptor)
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Therapies Related to Vitamin D

  1. Renal Dialysis (Hemodialysis)
  2. Thyroidectomy
  3. Aftercare (After-Treatment)
  4. Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD)
  5. Resistance Training
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