Vitamin D Research Today is a free monthly online journal that collates and summarizes the latest research about Vitamin D, including details on sources, melanin, benefits, deficiency, supplements, calcium absorption.

Volume 2 (2005), Issue 12 (December)

1. 1alpha,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 is a potent suppressor of interferon gamma-mediated macrophage activation.
   Blood, 106(13): 4351-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Positive association between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D level and bone density in osteoarthritis.
   Arthritis Rheum, 53(6): 821-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Phase I/II study of 19-nor-1alpha-25-dihydroxyvitamin D2 (paricalcitol) in advanced, androgen-insensitive prostate cancer.
   Clin Cancer Res, 11(24): 8680-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Effects of 1,25-dihydroxicolecalciferol and dietary calcium-phosphate on distribution of lead to tissues during growth.
   Toxicol Appl Pharmacol, 210(1): 123-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Bioavailability of calcium: comparison of calcium carbonate and milk and the effect of vitamin D, age, and sex using 24-hour urine calcium as a method.
   Calcif Tissue Int, 77(6): 361-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D inhibits lipopolysaccharide-induced immune activation in human endothelial cells.
   Clin Exp Immunol, 143(1): 58-64. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Intestinal and hepatic CYP3A4 catalyze hydroxylation of 1alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3): implications for drug-induced osteomalacia.
   Mol Pharmacol, 69(1): 56-65. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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