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  2. Calcitriol - Wikipedia

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    Calcitriol is a hormone and the active form of vitamin D, normally made in the kidney. [8] [9] [10] It is also known as 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol.It binds to and activates the vitamin D receptor in the nucleus of the cell, which then increases the expression of many genes. [11]

  3. Bone resorption - Wikipedia

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    Bone tissue is a dynamic system with active metabolism. [24] Bone tissue remodelling or bone remodeling is a successive chain of old bone matrix removal and its replacement with a new one. [25] These processes make a child’s skeleton grow and extend, while childhood is characterized by bone tissue growth rather than its resorption.

  4. Osteoclast - Wikipedia

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    This function is critical in the maintenance, repair, and remodeling of bones of the vertebral skeleton. The osteoclast disassembles and digests the composite of hydrated protein and mineral at a molecular level by secreting acid and a collagenase , a process known as bone resorption .

  5. Vitamin D - Wikipedia

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    From amphibians onward, bone management is biodynamic, with bone functioning as internal calcium reservoir under the control of osteoclasts via the combined action of parathyroid hormone and 1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D 3 Thus, the vitamin D story started as inert molecule but gained an essential role for calcium and bone homeostasis in ...

  6. List of human hormones - Wikipedia

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    Assist in thyroid function and bone growth by osteoblasts; Resilience in bone, teeth, gums, joint, tendon, ligament and skin healing by regulating collagen; Nerve function and healing by regulating myelin; Prevent endometrial cancer by regulating effects of estrogen; Calcitriol: secosteroid (1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D 3) skin/proximal tubule of ...

  7. Vitamin D receptor - Wikipedia

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    The vitamin D receptor (VDR also known as the calcitriol receptor) is a member of the nuclear receptor family of transcription factors. [5] Calcitriol (the active form of vitamin D , 1,25-(OH) 2 vitamin D 3 ) binds to VDR, which then forms a heterodimer with the retinoid-X receptor .

  8. Bone growth factor - Wikipedia

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    A bone growth factor is a growth factor that stimulates the growth of bone tissue. [1] [2]Known bone growth factors include insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1), insulin-like growth factor-2 (IGF-2), transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β), fibroblast growth factors (FGFs), platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF), parathyroid hormone-related peptide (PTHrP), bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs ...

  9. 25-Hydroxyvitamin D 1-alpha-hydroxylase - Wikipedia

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    calcidiol + 2 reduced adrenodoxin + 2 H + + O 2 ⇌ calcitriol + 2 oxidized adrenodoxin + H 2 O The enzyme is also able to oxidize ercalcidiol (25-OH D2) to ercalcitriol, secalciferol to calcitetrol, and 25-hydroxy-24-oxocalciol to (1S)-1,25-dihydroxy-24-oxocalciol.