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Excess 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 exacerbates tubulointerstitial injury in mice by modulating macrophage phenotype.
Kidney international - 1 Nov 2015
Kusunoki Yasuo, Matsui Isao, Hamano Takayuki, Shimomura Akihiro, Mori Daisuke, Yonemoto Sayoko, Takabatake Yoshitsugu, Tsubakihara Yoshiharu, St-Arnaud René, Isaka Yoshitaka, Rakugi Hiromi
Abstract excerpt
Vitamin D hydroxylated at carbon 25 (25(OH)D) is generally recognized as a precursor of active vitamin D. Despite its low affinity for the vitamin D receptor (VDR), both deficient and excessive 25(OH)D levels are associated with poor clinical outcomes. Here we studied direct effects of 25(OH)D3 o...
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