Calcitriol

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Calcitriol | CAS No. 32222-06-3 | VDR-like Receptor Agonists
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Description: Vitamin D receptor (VDR) agonist
Alternative Names: 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3

Chemical Name: (1α,3β,5Z,7E)-9,10-Secocholesta-5,7,10(19)-triene-1,3,25-triol

Purity: ≥99%

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Biological Activity

Calcitriol is an active metabolite of vitamin D3 that activates the vitamin D receptor (VDR). Displays calcemic actions; stimulates intestinal and renal Ca2+ absorption and regulates bone Ca2+ turnover. Exhibits antitumor activity; inhibits in vivo and in vitro cell proliferation in a wide range of cells including breast, prostate, colon, skin and brain carcinomas and myeloid leukemia cells.

Technical Data

M.Wt:
416.64
Formula:
C27H44O3
Solubility:
Soluble to 20 mM in DMSO and to 5 mM in ethanol
Purity:
≥99%
Storage:
Store at -20°C
CAS No:
32222-06-3

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Background References

  1. Annulus fibrosus cell characteristics are a potential source of intervertebral disc pathogenesis.
    Jin, Li, Liu, Qihai, Scott, Phillip, Zhang, Dawei, Shen, Francis, Balian, Gary, Li, Xudong
    PLoS ONE, 2014;9(5):e96519.
  2. Manganese superoxide dismutase is required to maintain osteoclast differentiation and function under static force.
    Guo T, Zhang L, Konermann A, Zhou H, Jin F, Liu W
    Sci Rep, 2015;5(0):8016.
  3. 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 selectively and reversibly impairs T helper-cell CNS localization.
    Grishkan I, Fairchild A, Calabresi P, Gocke A
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2015;110(52):21101-6.
  4. Calcitriol in cancer treatment: from the lab to the clinic.
    Beer and Myrthue
    Mol.Cancer Ther., 2004;3:373
  5. The novel vitamin D analog ZK191784 as an intestine-specific vitamin D antagonist.
    Nijenhuis et al.
    FASEB J., 2006;20:1589
  6. The in vitro effect of calci. on parathyroid cell proliferation and apoptosis.
    Canalejo et al.
    J.Am.Soc.Nephrol., 2000;11:1865

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