Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-1-1982
Abstract
Recent studies provide evidence for extrarenal production of 1a,25-dihydroxyvitamin D [1a,25(OH)2D]. To investigate this possibility, serum vitamin D, 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-OHD), 24,25-dihydroxyvitamin D [24,25(OH)2D], and 1a,25(OH)2D were measured in eight adult anephric subjects. All were undergoing hemodialysis and three of them were receiving vitamin D, 50,000 or 100,000 U/d. Serum vitamin D was elevated in two of the patients given vitamin D and was abnormally low in the others. Mean serum 25-OHD was increased in patients given vitamin D (94.0±7.6 ng/ml) and was normal in the others (16.4±0.9 ng/ml, P < 0.001). Mean serum 24,25(OH)2D was normal in patients given vitamin D (1.38±0.27 ng/ml) and was low in the others (0.25±0.08 ng/ml, P < 0.001). Serum 24,25(OH)2D correlated significantly with serum 25-OHD (r = 0.848, P < 0.01). Mean serum 1a,25(OH)2D determined by receptor assay was 5.8±1.9 pg/ml in patients who were not given vitamin D and was 14.1±0.6 in those who were given vitamin D (P < 0.001). Serum 1a,25(OH)2D correlated significantly with serum 25-OHD (r = 0.911, P < 0.01). Mean serum 1a,25(OH)2D, measured by bioassay, was 8.3±1.9 pg/ml in patients who were not given vitamin D and was 15.9±2.4 pg/ml in those who were given vitamin D (P < 0.05). There was a significant correlation between the values for serum 1a,25(OH)2D obtained with the two methods (r = 0.728, P < 0.01). The results (a) provide evidence in man for extrarenal production of both 24,25(OH)2D and, by two independent assays, of 1a,25(OH)2D, and (b) indicate that serum values of the two dihydroxy metabolites of vitamin D in anephric subjects vary with the serum concentration of the precursor 25-OHD.
Recommended Citation
Lambert, Phillip W.; Stern, Paula H.; Avioli, Richard C.; Brackett, Newton C.; Turner, Russell T.; Greene, Anne; Fu, Irene Y.; and Bell, Norman H., "Evidence for Extrarenal Production of 1a,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D in Man" (1982). MUSC Faculty Journal Articles. 8.
https://medica-musc.researchcommons.org/facarticles/8
Comments
Article written by researchers from the Veterans Administration Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio; Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University Medical School; Department of Pharmacology, Northwestern University Dental and Medical Schools; the Veterans Administration Medical Center, Charleston, South Carolina; and Departments of Medicine and Pharmacology, Medical University of South Carolina. Published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, March 1982, volume 69, pages 722-725. Includes abstract, references, and tables.