Although vitamin D was initially considered a nutrient, it has been recognized that the molecules derived from vitamin D metabolism are best considered as a complex endocrine system. In this review article we summarize the basic concepts regarding vitamin D metabolism, transport, and genomic activity through the vitamin D receptor, facilitating activation or suppression of target genes. We also examine non-genomic actions, biological responses to vitamin D in classic target organs (intestine, bone, kidneys, and parathyroid glands), and in organs and tissues not related to mineral homeostasis.
Vitamin D: physiology and pathophysiology / M. Gallieni, M. Cozzolino, G. Fallabrino, S. Pasho, L. Olivi, D. Brancaccio. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ARTIFICIAL ORGANS. - ISSN 0391-3988. - 32:2(2009), pp. 87-94.
Vitamin D: physiology and pathophysiology
M. GallieniPrimo
;M. CozzolinoSecondo
;D. BrancaccioUltimo
2009
Abstract
Although vitamin D was initially considered a nutrient, it has been recognized that the molecules derived from vitamin D metabolism are best considered as a complex endocrine system. In this review article we summarize the basic concepts regarding vitamin D metabolism, transport, and genomic activity through the vitamin D receptor, facilitating activation or suppression of target genes. We also examine non-genomic actions, biological responses to vitamin D in classic target organs (intestine, bone, kidneys, and parathyroid glands), and in organs and tissues not related to mineral homeostasis.Pubblicazioni consigliate
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