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Vitamin D

A Pluripotent Steroid Hormone: Structural Studies, Molecular Endocrinology and Clinical Applications. Proceedings of the Ninth Workshop on Vitamin D, Orlando, Florida, USA, May 28–June 2, 1994

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Vitamin D

A Pluripotent Steroid Hormone: Structural Studies, Molecular Endocrinology and Clinical Applications. Proceedings of the Ninth Workshop on Vitamin D, Orlando, Florida, USA, May 28–June 2, 1994

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De Gruyter
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2020
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9783110141573
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Table of contents

  1. FOREWORD
  2. Official Sponsors and Donors
  3. YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARDEES NINTH WORKSHOP ON VITAMIN D
  4. Vitamin D Workshop. Career Recognition Awardees
  5. Contents
  6. Chemistry of Vitamin D
  7. Shape and Conformation of Vitamin D. 11-Fluoro-1a-Hydroxyvitamin D<sub>3</sub>: The Quest for Experimental Evidence of the Folded Vitamin D Conformation
  8. Conformation and Related Topological Features of Vitamin D: Structure-Function Relationships
  9. Chemical Conversion of Vitamin D<sub>3</sub> to Calcitriol Lactone
  10. Design, Synthesis, and SAR of Some 1-Substituted A-Ring Analogs of Calcitriol
  11. A General Synthetic Route to A-Ring Hydroxylated Vitamin D Analogs from D-Pentoses
  12. Retiferols. Design and Synthesis of the New Class of Vitamin D Analogs
  13. Introduction of 1a-Hydroxyl Group to Provitamin D Causes New Photoisomerization Reactions
  14. Synthesis and Determination of the Configurations of the 23-Hydroxylated Metabolites of Calcipotriol (MC 903) and their Epimers
  15. Syntheses of Potential Inhibitors of 25-Hydroxyvitamin D<sub>3</sub>-1a-Hydroxylase: A-Ring Analogs
  16. Metallic Complexes of Hydroxylated Derivatives of Vitamin D<sub>3</sub>
  17. A New Route to the Lythgoe-Roche's A-Ring Precursor of 1a,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D<sub>3</sub>
  18. Structure-Activity Studies of Fluorinated Vitamin D Analogs
  19. An In Vitro Model of Previtamin D Photosynthesis as Possible Monitor of Ozone Depletion
  20. Synthesis of 24-Hydroxy-Vitamin D Analogues
  21. Chromatographic Isolation and Spectroscopic Characterization of the Photoisomers of 1a,25-Dihydroxy-Provitamin D<sub>3</sub>
  22. A New Route to the Vitamin D Triene System
  23. Studies on the Synthesis of 19-Norprevitamin D<sub>3 </sub> Analogues
  24. Structure/Function Studies of Vitamin D Steroids
  25. The Need for New Vitamin D Analogues: Mechanisms of Action and Clinical Applications
  26. Future Prospects for Vitamin D Analogs
  27. Chemistry and Biology of 22,23-yne Analogs of Calcitriol
  28. Chemistry and Biology of 23-oxa-aro- and 23-thia-aro-Vitamin D Analogues with High Antiproliferative and Low Calcemic Activity
  29. Activity of Vitamin D Analogs in Co-Transfected COS-7 Cells
  30. Synthesis and Biological Character of 1β-Hydroxylated Vitamin D<sub>3</sub> Analogs
  31. Biological Activity and Conformational Analysis of 1β,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D<sub>3</sub> and its Analogues
  32. Topological Mimics of the 6-s-cis-Conformer of 1a,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D<sub>3</sub> Based on the Provitamin D Skeleton
  33. Chemistry and Biology of Highly Active 22-oxy Analogs of 20-epi Calcitriol with Very Low Binding Affinity to the Vitamin D Recepto
  34. New Discoveries in Vitamin D Related Compounds
  35. Modelling of Previtamin D Photosynthesis in View of its Conformational Flexibility
  36. Active Vitamin D Analogs with Side Chain Hydroxyl Group Occupying Diverse Spatial Region
  37. Synthesis and Biological Activity of 23-oxa Vitamin D Analogues
  38. Synthesis and Biological Activity of 20-Hydroxylated Vitamin D Analogues
  39. 20-Methyl Vitamin D Analogues
  40. 2β-Substituted Calcitriols and Other A-Ring Substituted Analogues - Synthesis and Biological Results
  41. Syntheses and Biological Activity of 1ß-Substituted Active Vitamin D<sub>3 </sub> Analogs
  42. Vitamin D Binding Protein
  43. Probing the Vitamin D-Sterol Binding Domain of Human Vitamin D-Binding Protein: Chemical Modification of Specific Amino Acid Residues
  44. Crystallization and Preliminary X-Ray Investigation of Vitamin D-Binding Protein from Human Serum
  45. Effects of Vitamin D-Binding Proteins on Biological Functions of 1 a,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D<sub>3</sub> Analogues
  46. Vitamin D Hydroxylases: Biochemistry and Regulation
  47. Differences of the Regulation of 24-Hydroxylase Gene Expression in the Kidney and Intestine
  48. Regulation of the Ferredoxin Component of Renal Hydroxylases at the Transcriptional and Postradiational Level and of the Protein Inhibitor of Cyclic AMP-Dependent Kinase
  49. Site and Rate of Hydroxylation of 1a-OH-D<sub>3</sub> Analogs by CYP27 Not Altered by Increasing Length or Changing Orientation of Vitamin D<sub>3</sub> Side Chain
  50. Protein Kinase C Up-Regulates 1 a,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D<sub>3</sub>-Induced Expression of 24-Hydroxylase Gene
  51. IGF-I Restores the Age-Related Defect in Renal 1,25(OH)<sub>2</sub>D<sub>3</sub> Biosynthesis in Response to Dietary Phosphorus Restriction in Rats
  52. In Vitro Production of 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D<sub>3</sub> by Cultured Mouse Kidney Cells and its Regulation by Extracellular Phosphate and IGF-1
  53. The Cytochromes P450 Catalyzing 25-Hydroxylation of Vitamin D and la-Hydroxy lation of 25-Hydroxyvitamin D<sub>3</sub> in Pig Liver
  54. Evidence that 1a - and 27-Hydroxylation of 25-Hydroxyvitamin D<sub>3</sub> are Catalyzed by CYP27 in Pig Kidney Mitochondria
  55. The Kinetics of Monocyte la-Hydroxy läse in Uremia. Modulation by Calcitriol and 25(OH)D<sub>3</sub> Therapy
  56. Eicosanoid Inhibitor and Cytokine Regulation of 1,25(OH)<sub>2</sub>D<sub>3</sub> Synthesis in Synovial Fluid Macrophages from Patients with Inflammatory Arthritis
  57. 25-Hydroxyvitamin D-la-Hydroxy läse is Responsible for the Synthesis of 1.25-Dihydroxyvitamin D<sub>3</sub> by Peritoneal Macrophages of CAPD Treated Uremic Patients
  58. Influence of Extracellular Calcium in the Kinetic Behaviour of 1-Hydroxylase (1-OHase) and 24-Hydroxylase (24-OHase) in Walker Carcinosarcoma 256 Cells (WS) and in the Renal Proximal Tube Phenotype Cells (LLC-PK1)
  59. Insulin and Calcitonin Decrease the Expression of the Renal 25(OH)D-24- Hydroxylase Cytochrome P450 in Diabetic Rats
  60. Continuous Activation of 25-Hydroxyvitamin D<sub>3</sub>-24-Hydroxylase mRNA Expression by 1a,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D<sub>3</sub>-3ß-Bromoacetate
  61. Regulation of 24-Hydroxylase mRNA Expression by 1a,25(OH)<sub>2</sub>D<sub>3 </sub> and its Fluorinated Analogues
  62. Comparative Effects of 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D<sub>3</sub> and EB 1089 on Murine 25-Hydroxyvitamin D<sub>3</sub>-24-Hydroxylase
  63. Vitamin D Metabolism and Catabolism
  64. Target Cell Metabolism of Vitamin D and its Analogs
  65. In Vivo Regulation of Rat Intestinal 24-Hydroxylase (I-24-OHase): Potential New Role of Calcitonin
  66. Metabolism of 1a,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D<sub>3</sub> and One of its A-Ring Diastereomer 1a,25-Dihydroxy-3-Epivitamin D<sub>3 </sub> in Neonatal Human Keratinocytes
  67. Vitamin D Metabolism in Human Colon Adenocarcinoma-Derived Caco-2 Cells
  68. Studies on Vitamin D Metabolism by a Human Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC) Cell Line, NCI-H82
  69. The In Vitro Metabolism of Calcipotriol, 1,24(OH)<sub>2</sub>D<sub>3</sub> and 1,25(OH)<sub>2</sub>D<sub>3</sub>
  70. Regulation of Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinases (TIMP) by 1,25- and 24,25- Dihydroxyvitamin D<sub>3 </sub> in the Rat Growth Plate
  71. The Effect of Parathyroid Hormone on Renal 24-Hydroxylase Activity in the Isolated Perfused Rat Kidney
  72. Steroidal Hormones as Modulators of Vitamin D Metabolism in Human Keratinocytes
  73. Potentialisation of Vitamin D (Analogs) by Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme Inhibitors is Analog- and Cell-type Specific
  74. Novel Cleavage of Vitamin D<sub>2 </sub> Side Chain During Catabolism by Keratinocyte Cell Line
  75. 22-Oxacalcitriol is Metabolized to C<sub>21</sub> Side-Chain-Cleaved Products in Both Liver and Target Cells
  76. Metabolism of the 1a,25(OH)<sub>2</sub>D<sub>3</sub> Analog 1a,25(OH)<sub>2</sub>-16-ene-23-yne-D<sub>3</sub> in BALB/c Leukemic Mice and WEHI-3 Myeloid Leukemia Cells
  77. Microtubules Mediate Cellular 25(OH)D<sub>3</sub> Traffic and the Response to 1,25(OH)<sub>2</sub>D<sub>3</sub> in Human Monocytes
  78. Study of the Metabolism of 1,25-Dihydroxy-16-ene-Vitamin D<sub>3</sub> in Rat Kidney Using On-line HPLC-Electrospray Tandem Mass Spectrometry
  79. Human Placental Explants: An Efficient In Vitro Model for Comparative Metabolism of 1,25(OH)<sub>2</sub>D<sub>3</sub> and its Synthetic Analogs
  80. 24,25(OH)<sub>2</sub>D<sub>3</sub> Modulates 1,25(OH)<sub>2</sub>D<sub>3</sub> Metabolism in Human Osteoblasts
  81. Metabolism of 25 Hydroxy Vitamin D<sub>3</sub>: Kinetics of 23 and 24 Hydroxylases in Human Term Placenta
  82. Comparative Study in Vitamin D Metabolism from the View-Point of Ontogeny and Phylogeny
  83. Receptors for 1a,25(OH)<sub>2</sub>D<sub>3</sub>
  84. Receptor Mediated Genomic Actions of 1,25(OH)<sub>2</sub>D<sub>3</sub>: Modulation by Phosphorylation
  85. Modulation of Vitamin D<sub>3</sub> Target Gene Selectivity by Receptor Dimerization
  86. The Molecular Basis for the Genomic Actions of the Vitamin D<sub>3</sub> Hormone
  87. Expression of RXRa in Human Leukemic Cells During Differentiation Induced by All-Trans Retinoic Acid and 1a,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D
  88. Differential Activation of the Vitamin D Receptor (VDR) by 1,25(OH)2- Vitamin D<sub>3</sub> and its 20-Epimers
  89. Dopamine Activates Vitamin D Receptor But Not Retinoid Receptor Mediated Transcription
  90. Ordered Binding of Human Vitamin D and Retinoid-X Receptor Complexes to Asymmetric Vitamin D-Responsive Elements
  91. Immunohistochemical Localization of 1,25-Dihydroxy vitamin D<sub>3</sub> [1,25(OH)<sub>2</sub>D<sub>3</sub>] Receptors (VDR) in Human and Rat Pancreas
  92. Structure-Function Relationship of Human Parathyroid Hormone on Vitamin D Receptor Regulation in Osteoblast-Like Cells (ROS 17/2.8)
  93. Insulin-Like Growth Factor I Up-Regulates Intestinal 1,25(OH)<sub>2</sub>D<sub>3</sub> Receptor in Phosphorus Restricted Rats
  94. A Peptide C-Terminal to the Second Zn-Finger of Human Vitamin D Receptor is Able to Specify Nuclear Localization
  95. Molecular Cloning and Sequencing of a Novel cDNA Related to the Steroid/Thyroid/Vitamin Family of Nuclear Receptors from a Vitamin DDeficient Chick Intestinal cDNA Library
  96. Isolation and Analysis of cDNA Encoding a Naturally-Occurring Truncated Form of the Human Vitamin D Receptor
  97. EB 1089, a Vitamin D Analogue, Induces the Vitamin D Receptor to Form Selective Receptor Complexes Depending on Cell Type
  98. Gene Regulation
  99. 1,25(OH)<sub>2</sub>D<sub>3</sub> Response Elements: Is There an Order?
  100. Vitamin D Regulation of Osteocalcin Gene Transcription: A Model for Defining Molecular Mechanisms of 1,25(OH)<sub>2</sub>D<sub>3</sub> Control of Osteoblast Growth and Differentiation
  101. Regulation of Integrin Expression by 1,25 Dihydroxyvitamin D<sub>3</sub>
  102. Identification of a Chicken Intestinal DNA Binding Activity Not Related to the Vitamin D Receptor, but Capable of Specific Binding to Vitamin D Response Elements
  103. Transcriptional Regulation of the Avian Mitochondrial Genome by Altered Dietary Vitamin D<sub>3 </sub> Status: A Comparison of Intestinal and Kidney Responses
  104. A Novel Vitamin D Response Element in the Murine c-fos Promoter
  105. 1,25(OH)<sub>2</sub>-Vitamin D3 (D3) Interactions with 3,5,3'-Triiodothyronine (T3) Signaling in 3 Osteosarcoma Cell Lines
  106. 1,25(OH)<sub>2</sub>-Vitamin D<sub>3</sub> (D<sub>3</sub>) Signaling in HT-29 Cells: Interactions with 9-eis Retinoic Acid (9-eis RA)
  107. Protein Inhibitor of Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinase: Genomic Cloning of a 1,25(OH)<sub>2</sub>D<sub>3 </sub> Down-Regulated Protein
  108. Lack of 9-eis Retinoic Acid Effect on Renal 24-Hydroxylase mRNA Expression by 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D<sub>3</sub> In Vivo
  109. Regulation of Osteopontin Expression by Calcitriol in Mouse Epidermal JB6 Cells
  110. Dissociation between Regulation of Growth and C-myc Oncogen Expression by Vitamin D in Caco-2 Cells
  111. TGF-ßl Inhibits the Induction of Osteocalcin Gene by 1,25(OH)<sub>2</sub>D<sub>3</sub> at the Level of Transcription
  112. Mechanism of Action of 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D Differs in Kidney, Intestine, and Bone Cell Lines
  113. mRNA Levels of the Inhibitor Protein of cAMP-Dependent Protein Kinase are Regulated by 1,25(OH)<sub>2</sub>D<sub>3</sub> and Forskolin
  114. Vitamin D Receptor (VDR) Interactions with Vitamin D<sub>3</sub> Response Elements (VDRE) in the Parathyroid Hormone (PTH) and Osteocalcin Genes are Different
  115. Coordinate Regulation of Rat Parathyroid Gland Function by Calcium and 1,25- Dihydroxyvitamin D<sub>3</sub>
  116. Phosphorylation Pathways Affect Binding of AP-1 and Vitamin D Receptor to their Combined Response Element in the Promoter Region of Human Osteocalcin Gene
  117. Rapid Actions of Vitamin D Steroids
  118. Transmembrane Signal Pathways Induced by Calcitriol, Estradiol, Testosterone and Progesterone in Osteoblasts
  119. Non-Nuclear Actions of 1a,25(OH)<sub>2</sub>D<sub>3</sub> and 24R,25(OH)<sub>2</sub>D<sub>3 </sub> in Mediating Intestinal Calcium Transport: The Use of Analogs to Study Membrane Receptors for Vitamin D Metabolites and to Determine Receptor Ligand Conformational Preferences
  120. Nongenomic Effects of Vitamin D
  121. Binding of the Occupied Vitamin D Receptor (VDR) to Extra-Nuclear Sites: A Potential Mechanism of Nongenomic Actions of 1a,25(OH)<sub>2</sub>D<sub>3</sub>
  122. A Common Mechanism for the Vitamin D Reeeptor Activation and for the Nongenomic Actions of Calcitriol
  123. The Calciotropic Hormone 1,25(OH)<sub>2</sub>-Vitamin D<sub>3</sub> Stimulates Phospholipase D Activity in Cultured Muscle Cells
  124. Rapid Non-Genomic Effect of 1a,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D<sub>3</sub> on Osteoblast Nuclei
  125. 1a,25-Dìhydroxyvitamin D<sub>3</sub> Induces a Rapid and Sustained Increase in Cytosolic Calcium in Cultured Human Keratinocytes
  126. Aged-Related Changes in the Non-Genomic Response of Intestinal Mammalian Cells to 1,25-Dihydroxy-Vitamin D<sub>3</sub>
  127. Video Imaging of Intracellular Calcium in Insulinoma Cells: Effects of 1,25(OH)<sub>2</sub>D<sub>3</sub>
  128. Cellular Signalling Responses Mediated by 1,25(OH)<sub>2</sub>-Vitamin D<sub>3</sub> in Rat and Chick Myoblasts
  129. Involvement of Adenylate Cyclase System in 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D<sub>3</sub> Rapid Stimulation of Ca<sup>2 + </sup> Uptake by Heart Cells
  130. Specific Binding of 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D<sub>3</sub> to Rat Colonocyte Basolateral Membranes
  131. Protein Kinase C Participates in the Signal Transduction Pathway Triggered by 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D<sub>3</sub> in Myocytes
  132. Calbindins D—Function and Gene Regulation: Calcium Transport
  133. Mechanistic Studies on Intestinal Ca<sup>2 + </sup> Transport
  134. Vitamin D, the Intestinal Plasma Membrane Calcium Pump Gene Expression and the Calbindins
  135. Tissue Specific Calbindin-D<sub>9K</sub> Gene Regulation by Calcitriol and Sexual Hormones
  136. Proteins that Bind to the Calbindin-D<sub>9K</sub> Promoter: Known Factors and a New Intestinal Factor
  137. Studies of the Human Calbindin-D<sub>9K</sub> Gene
  138. Calbindins Revisited in the Rat Dental Pulp
  139. In Situ Hybridization of Calbindins mRNAs in Rat Ameloblasts
  140. Immunoreactive Calbindins-D<sub>28K</sub> and <sub>9K </sub> Mineralization of Rat Epiphyseal Chondrocytes in Culture
  141. Regulation of Calbindin-D<sub>28K</sub> by Parathyroid Hormone in MDBK Cells
  142. Phosphorylation and Modulation of Calbindin D<sub>28K</sub> by Activation of Protein Kinase C (PKC)
  143. Caco-2 Cells: A Human Intestinal Cell Line for Studying the Biologic Activity of Vitamin D Analogs
  144. EGF Down Regulates Both Calbindin D<sub>28K</sub> and the VDR in MDBK Cells
  145. Does Calbindin-D<sub>28K</sub> Buffer Intracellular Free Calcium?
  146. Calbindin-D<sub>28K</sub> (CaBP-D<sub>28K</sub>) in the Rat Endocrine Pancreas: In Vivo and In Vitro Immunolocalization and its Regulation by Vitamin D<sub>3</sub> Deficiency and 1,25- Dihydroxyvitamin D<sub>3</sub>
  147. Effect of Two Antiestrogens (Tamoxifen and ICI 182780) on Calbindin-D<sub>9K</sub> Gene Expression In Vivo in the Rat Uterus, and In Vitro in Primary Cultures of Myometrial Cells
  148. Identification of a 9 kDa Calcium-Binding Protein in the Chick as Calbindin-D<sub>9K</sub>
  149. Effect of Antisense Sequences Against Calretinin on WiDr Cells
  150. Intestinal Absorption of Calcium and Strontium Demonstrate a Similar Response to Calcitriol Treatment
  151. Physiological Concentrations of 24,25(OH)<sub>2</sub> Vitamin D<sub>3</sub> Decrease the Intestinal Calcium Uptake in the Atlantic Cod, Gadus Morhua
  152. Effects of Vitamin D and DL-Buthionine-S, R-Sulfoximine on Intestinal Calcium Absorption
  153. 1,25-(OH)<sub>2</sub>D<sub>3</sub> Stimulates Ca<sup>2+</sup> -Uptake Across the Duodenal Brush Border by at Least Two Independent Mechanisms
  154. Effect of Heavy Metals on the Level of Calbindin D<sup>28K </sup> and the Assimilation of Ca in Chick Duodenum
  155. Apparent Nephron Localization of the 1,25(OH)<sub>2</sub>D<sub>3</sub>-Stimulated Calmodulin Binding Proteins in the Rat Kidney
  156. Raised Intestinal Calcium Secretion in the Young Oophorectomised Rat
  157. Validation of a Simple Test Measuring Intestinal Calcium Absorption Using Strontium as a Marker
  158. Cell Differentiation
  159. In Vitro Effects of Potent Vitamin D<sub>3</sub> Analogs on Proliferation and Differentiation of Seven Human Breast Cancer Cell Lines
  160. Terminal Differentiation of Human Leukemia Cells (HL60) by a Combination of 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D<sub>3</sub> and Retinoic Acid (All Trans or 9-Cis)
  161. 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D<sub>3</sub> Induces Growth of Thyroid C Cells and Inhibits Calcitonin Secretion In Vitro
  162. Differentiation of Human Myelomonocytic Leukemia Cell Lines by Retinoic Acid and Vitamin D<sub>3</sub> Analogs, MC903 and EB1089: Characterization of Cooperative Effects
  163. Effect of Ascorbate and Calcitriol on HL-60 Promyelocytic Cell Line Proliferation and Differentiation
  164. Evidence for a Vitamin D Paracrine System Regulating Fetal Pneumocyte Type II Maturation: Local Synthesis of 1,25-(OH)<sub>2</sub>D<sub>3 </sub> by Lung Fibroblasts
  165. Inhibition of IEC-6 Cell Growth by 1,25(OH)<sub>2</sub>D<sub>3</sub>: Involvement of TGFß
  166. Interactions between Vitamin D Derivatives, Retinoids and Granulocyte Macrophage - Colony Stimulating Factor in Leukemic Cell Differentiation
  167. 1,25(OH)<sub>2</sub>D<sub>3</sub> and Agents that Increase Intracellular cAMP Synergistically Inhibit the Proliferation of Mouse Fibroblasts
  168. 1a,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D Rapidly Triggers Inhibition of Fibroblast Contraction of Collagen Lattices
  169. Cancer
  170. Immunology
  171. Dermatology
  172. Neurosciences
  173. Renal Osteodystrophy
  174. Bone and Cartilage
  175. Miscellaneous Biological Actions of Vitamin D Metabolites and Analogs
  176. Assays for Vitamin D Steroids
  177. Nutrition
  178. Osteoporosis
  179. Neonatology and Pregnancy
  180. Gerontology
  181. Other Basic Science Topics
  182. Other Clinical Topics
  183. Author Index
  184. Subject Index
  185. Cell Line Index
  186. Zoo Index

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