Abstract
Vitamin D is a principal factor required for the development and maintenance of bone as well as for maintaining normal calcium and phosphorus homeostasis. In addition, evidence has indicated the involvement of vitamin D in a number of diverse cellular processes including effects on differentiation and cell proliferation, cancer progression and on the immune system. In this chapter we review vitamin D metabolism (including recent advances obtained from the identification of clinical syndromes related to abnormalities in vitamin D metabolism) and action with a focus on vitamin D action in classical target tissues. In addition, recent studies using genome-wide techniques are reviewed which provide new concepts and novel insight into the mechanisms of 1,25(OH)2D3 action.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Principles of Bone Biology |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Pages | 739-756 |
Number of pages | 18 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780128148419 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2019 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all)
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)
- Medicine(all)
Keywords
- Bone development
- ChIP sequencing
- Chromatin immunoprecipitation
- Gene regulation
- Metabolism
- Vitamin D
- Vitamin D receptor