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Active vitamin D potentiates the anti-neoplastic effects of calcium in the colon: A cross talk through the calcium-sensing receptor.
The Journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular biology - 1 Jan 2016
Aggarwal Abhishek, Höbaus Julia, Tennakoon Samawansha, Prinz-Wohlgenannt Maximilian, Graça João, Price Sally A, Heffeter Petra, Berger Walter, Baumgartner-Parzer Sabina, Kállay Enikö
Abstract excerpt
Epidemiological studies suggest an inverse correlation between dietary calcium (Ca(2+)) and vitamin D intake and the risk of colorectal cancer (CRC). It has been shown in vitro that the active vitamin D metabolite, 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1,25-D3) can upregulate expression of the calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR). In the colon, CaSR has been suggested to regulate proliferation of colonocytes. However, during...
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