Research Topics
Species | Tai C ChenSummaryAffiliation: Boston University Country: USA Publications
| Collaborators
|
Detail Information
Publications
The Anti-cancer Actions of Vitamin DKun Chun Chiang
Boston University School of Medicine, M 1022, 85 E Newton Street, Boston, MA 02118 USA
Anticancer Agents Med Chem 13:126-39. 2013..In this review, we describe the anticancer actions of vitamin D, with special emphasis on different pathways underlying the VDR-mediated genomic as well as less-defined non-genomic actions of vitamin D...- Vitamin D and prostate cancer prevention and treatmentTai C Chen
Vitamin D, Skin and Bone Research Laboratory, Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA
Trends Endocrinol Metab 14:423-30. 2003.... - 25-Hydroxyvitamin D-1 alpha-hydroxylase (CYP27B1) is a new class of tumor suppressor in the prostateTai C Chen
Department of Medicine, Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Nutrition, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA
Anticancer Res 28:2015-7. 2008..Thus, the 1alpha-OHase gene is a tumor suppressor gene responsible for the normal regulation of prostate cell growth... 
Vitamin D for the prevention and treatment of pancreatic cancerKun Chun Chiang
Department of Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan, China
World J Gastroenterol 15:3349-54. 2009..Studies on the anti-tumor effects of a more potent analog of Paricalcitol are underway. 1alpha,25(OH)(2)D(3) and its analogs are potentially attractive novel therapies for pancreatic cancer...- Evaluation of C-2-substituted 19-nor-1alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 analogs as therapeutic agents for prostate cancerT C Chen
Boston University School of Medicine, 715 Albany Street, Boston, MA 02118, USA
J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 103:717-20. 2007..Thus, these two analogs could be developed to be effective therapeutic agents for treating early and late stages of prostate cancer... - Evaluation of vitamin D analogs as therapeutic agents for prostate cancerTai C Chen
Department of Medicine, Endocrine Section, Boston University School of Medicine, 715 Albany Street, Boston, MA 02118, USA
Recent Results Cancer Res 164:273-88. 2003..These compounds may be good candidates for human clinical trials in prostate cancer... - Prostatic 25-hydroxyvitamin D-1alpha-hydroxylase and its implication in prostate cancerTai C Chen
Vitamin D, Skin and Bone Research Laboratory, Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Boston University Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
J Cell Biochem 88:315-22. 2003..Thus, the results suggest that the defect in enzyme activity may result from the decreased promoter activity in prostate cancer cells... - The roles of cytochrome P450 enzymes in prostate cancer development and treatmentTai C Chen
Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Nutrition, Boston University School of Medicine, 715 Albany Street, Boston, MA 02118, USA
Anticancer Res 32:291-8. 2012.... - The in vitro evaluation of 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 and 19-nor-1alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D2 as therapeutic agents for prostate cancerT C Chen
Vitamin D, Skin and Bone Research Laboratory, Boston University Medical Center, Massachusetts 02118, USA
Clin Cancer Res 6:901-8. 2000..Both drugs are approved for human use and may be good candidates for human clinical trials in prostate cancer... - Fortification of orange juice with vitamin D(2) or vitamin D(3) is as effective as an oral supplement in maintaining vitamin D status in adultsRachael M Biancuzzo
Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, MA, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 91:1621-6. 2010..Vitamin D has been added to calcium-fortified orange juice. It is unknown whether vitamin D is as bioavailable from orange juice as it is from supplements... - Vitamin D metabolism in human prostate cells: implications for prostate cancer chemoprevention by vitamin DJohn N Flanagan
Department of Medicine, Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Nutrition, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA
Anticancer Res 26:2567-72. 2006..CONCLUSION: The autocrine synthesis of 1alpha,25(OH)2D3 from vitamin D3 suggests that maintaining adequate levels of serum vitamin D could be a safe and effective chemo-preventive measure to decrease the risk of prostate cancer... - Inhibition of proliferation and induction of apoptosis by 25-hydroxyvitamin D3-3beta-(2)-Bromoacetate, a nontoxic and vitamin D receptor-alkylating analog of 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 in prostate cancer cellsNarasimha Swamy
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, 85 East Newton Street, Boston, MA 02118, USA
Clin Cancer Res 10:8018-27. 2004..Collectively, these results strongly suggested that 25-OH-D(3)-3-BE has a strong potential as a therapeutic agent for androgen-sensitive and androgen-refractory prostate cancer... - The prostate 25-hydroxyvitamin D-1 alpha-hydroxylase is not influenced by parathyroid hormone and calcium: implications for prostate cancer chemoprevention by vitamin DMichael V Young
Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Nutrition, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA
Carcinogenesis 25:967-71. 2004..These findings support the hypothesis that vitamin D or 25(OH)D may be useful as chemopreventive agents for prostate cancer because their administration should cause an increased synthesis of 1 alpha,25(OH)(2)D within prostate cells... - Evaluation of 19-nor-2alpha-(3-hydroxypropyl)-1alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 as a therapeutic agent for androgen-dependent prostate cancerJohn N Flanagan
Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Anticancer Res 29:3547-53. 2009..Thus, these data suggest that MART-10 may be a potential candidate as a therapeutic agent for prostate cancer, especially for patients who fail in conventional therapies... - Tanning is associated with optimal vitamin D status (serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration) and higher bone mineral densityVin Tangpricha
Vitamin D, Skin and Bone Research Laboratory and the Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 80:1645-9. 2004..CONCLUSION: The regular use of a tanning bed that emits vitamin D-producing ultraviolet radiation is associated with higher 25(OH)D concentrations and thus may have a benefit for the skeleton... 
Vitamin D status among 4-month-old infants in New England: a prospective cohort studyAnne Merewood
Division of General Pediatrics, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, USA
J Hum Lact 28:159-66. 2012..Also, while many researchers label "breastfeeding" as a risk factor for vitamin D deficiency, few differentiate between any breastfeeding, exclusive breastfeeding, and supplemented or unsupplemented breastfeeders...- 25-Hydroxyvitamin D-1alpha-hydroxylase activity is diminished in human prostate cancer cells and is enhanced by gene transferLyman W Whitlatch
Department of Medicine, Vitamin D, Skin and Bone Research Laboratory, Endocrine Section, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA
J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 81:135-40. 2002.... - Widespread vitamin D deficiency in urban Massachusetts newborns and their mothersAnne Merewood
Division of General Pediatrics, Boston Medical Center, 88 E Newton St, Vose 3, Boston, MA 02118, USA
Pediatrics 125:640-7. 2010..To determine vitamin D status and associated factors in a cohort of newly delivered infants and their mothers in Boston, Massachusetts... - Effects of sunlight and diet on vitamin D status of pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Tbilisi, GeorgiaNirali S Desai
Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Nutrition 28:362-6. 2012..Vitamin D deficiency is common in tuberculosis (TB) and this may modulate immune responses. This study investigated vitamin D status in patients with TB and examined the sources of vitamin D in Tbilisi, Georgia... - Sickle cell bone disease: response to vitamin D and calciumAdeboye H Adewoye
The Center of Excellence in Sickle Cell Disease and the Vitamin D, Skin and Bone Research Laboratories, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA
Am J Hematol 83:271-4. 2008..Treatment of adult SCD with vitamin D and calcium can restore 25(OH)D levels to normal and improve BMD, but, markers of bone resorption remained unchanged. Screening for vitamin D deficiency and BMD in SCD patients seems warranted... - Vitamin D deficiency enhances the growth of MC-26 colon cancer xenografts in Balb/c miceVin Tangpricha
Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Lipids, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
J Nutr 135:2350-4. 2005..We conclude that vitamin D deficiency enhances the growth of colon cancer in mice. The tumor expression of VDR and 1alpha-OHase indicates possible autocrine/paracrine cell growth regulation by vitamin D... - Regulation of 25-hydroxyvitamin D-1alpha-hydroxylase by epidermal growth factor in prostate cellsLilin Wang
Department of Medicine, Endocrine Division, Boston University Medical Center, Boston, MA 02118, USA
J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 89:127-30. 2004..Because EGF has no effect on 1alpha-OHase promoter activity in LNCaP cells, we propose that the ability of EGF to stimulate 1alpha,25(OH)(2)D synthesis may be abolished or diminished in cancer cells... - Hepatocellular carcinoma and vitamin D: a reviewKun Chun Chiang
General Surgery Department of Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Keelung, Taiwan
J Gastroenterol Hepatol 26:1597-603. 2011.... - Prostate 25-hydroxyvitamin D-1alpha-hydroxylase is up-regulated by suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid (SAHA), a histone deacetylase inhibitorLilin Wang
Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA
Anticancer Res 28:2009-13. 2008.... - Vitamin D and skin physiology: a D-lightful storyMichael F Holick
Department of Medicine, Section of Endocrinology, Nutrition, and Diabetes, Vitamin D, Skin, and Bone Research Laboratory, Boston University Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
J Bone Miner Res 22:V28-33. 2007.... - Fortification of orange juice with vitamin D: a novel approach for enhancing vitamin D nutritional healthVin Tangpricha
Vitamin D, Skin, and Bone Research Laboratory, Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, MA 02118, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 77:1478-83. 2003..CONCLUSIONS: The fat content of milk does not affect vitamin D bioavailability. Vitamin D fortification at 1000 IU/240 mL orange juice for 12 wk safely increased 25(OH)D(3) concentrations in adults... - 19-Nor-2α-(3-hydroxypropyl)-1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (MART-10) is a potent cell growth regulator with enhanced chemotherapeutic potency in liver cancer cellsKun Chun Chiang
General Surgery Department of Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Keelung, Taiwan
Steroids 76:1513-9. 2011..Overall, our findings suggest that MART-10 is a good candidate as a novel therapeutic regimen against liver cancer. Further pre-clinical studies using animal models and the subsequent human clinical trials are warranted... - Vitamin D autocrine system and prostate cancerLilin Wang
Department of Medicine, Endocrine Section, Boston University School of Medicine, 715 Albany Street, Boston, MA 02118, USA
Recent Results Cancer Res 164:223-37. 2003..Thus, our results suggest that differential phosphorylation of CREB through PKA and MAPK pathways may be involved in the regulation of 1alpha-OHase promoter activity... - 1alpha,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3-3beta-(2)-bromoacetate, an affinity labeling derivative of 1alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 displays strong antiproliferative and cytotoxic behavior in prostate cancer cellsNarasimha Swamy
Section in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, 85 East Newton Street, Boston, MA 02118, USA
J Cell Biochem 89:909-16. 2003..Therefore, these results raise the possibility that 1,25(OH)(2)D(3)-3-BE or similar VDR-cross linking analogs of 1,25(OH)(2)D(3) might be considered for further development as potential candidates for prostate cancer... - Vitamin D deficiency: a worldwide problem with health consequencesMichael F Holick
Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, 715 Albany Street, M 1013, Boston, MA 02118, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 87:1080S-6S. 2008..Vitamin D2 may be equally effective for maintaining circulating concentrations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D when given in physiologic concentrations... - Factors that influence the cutaneous synthesis and dietary sources of vitamin DTai C Chen
Vitamin D, Skin and Bone Research Laboratory, Endocrine Section, Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA
Arch Biochem Biophys 460:213-7. 2007.... - Vitamin D deficiency and osteoporosis in rehabilitation inpatientsLeonid M Shinchuk
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Boston University Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 87:904-8. 2006..The study emphasizes the need for vigilance for vitamin D status and BMD testing in patients admitted to rehabilitation facilities... - Fish oil enhances the antiproliferative effect of 1alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 on liver cancer cellsKun Chun Chiang
Department of Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Chang Gung University, Taiwan, R O C
Anticancer Res 29:3591-6. 2009.... - Hop rho iso-alpha acids, berberine, vitamin D3 and vitamin K1 favorably impact biomarkers of bone turnover in postmenopausal women in a 14-week trialMichael F Holick
Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
J Bone Miner Metab 28:342-50. 2010..01). Treatment with hop rho iso-alpha acids, berberine sulfate trihydrate, vitamin D(3) and vitamin K(1) produced a more favorable bone biomarker profile that supports a healthy bone metabolism... - Regulation of the 25-hydroxyvitamin D-1alpha-hydroxylase gene and its splice variantJohn N Flanagan
Department of Medicine, Endocrine Section, Boston University School of Medicine, 715 Albany Street, Boston, MA 02118, USA
Recent Results Cancer Res 164:157-67. 2003.... - Vitamin D2 is as effective as vitamin D3 in maintaining circulating concentrations of 25-hydroxyvitamin DMichael F Holick
Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, 715 Albany Street, M 1013, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, USA
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 93:677-81. 2008..Two reports suggested that vitamin D2 is less effective than vitamin D3 in maintaining vitamin D status... - Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D and bone mineral density in a racially and ethnically diverse group of menMarian T Hannan
Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, Massachusetts 02131, USA
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 93:40-6. 2008..Although racial and ethnic differences in vitamin D status and bone mineral density (BMD) are recognized, less is known about how differences in vitamin D status impact BMD, especially among men... - Association between vitamin D deficiency and primary cesarean sectionAnne Merewood
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Nutrition, Boston University School of Medicine, and Division of General Pediatrics, Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, USA
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 94:940-5. 2009..The current U.S. cesarean birth rate is at an all-time high of 30.2%. We analyzed the relationship between maternal serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] status, and prevalence of primary cesarean section... - Relation of body fat indexes to vitamin D status and deficiency among obese adolescentsCarine M Lenders
Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine, MA, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 90:459-67. 2009..Data on the relation between vitamin D status and body fat indexes in adolescence are lacking... - A higher dose of vitamin d reduces the risk of falls in nursing home residents: a randomized, multiple-dose studyKerry E Broe
Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, Boston, Massachusetts 02131, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 55:234-9. 2007..To determine the effect of four vitamin D supplement doses on falls risk in elderly nursing home residents... - MART-10, a New Generation of Vitamin D Analog, Is More Potent than 1α,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D(3) in Inhibiting Cell Proliferation and Inducing Apoptosis in ER+ MCF-7 Breast Cancer CellsKun Chun Chiang
General Surgery Department, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, 222 Mai Chin Road, Keelung 204, Taiwan Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Kwei Shan, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 2012:310872. 2012..Thus, further in vivo animal study is warranted... - Acute activation of AMP-activated protein kinase prevents H2O2-induced premature senescence in primary human keratinocytesYasuo Ido
Section of Endocrinology and Diabetes Research Unit, Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
PLoS ONE 7:e35092. 2012..They also suggest that this action of AMPK may be cell or context-specific... - Vitamin D insufficiency among free-living healthy young adultsVin Tangpricha
Vitamin D, Skin and Bone Research Laboratory, Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, USA
Am J Med 112:659-62. 2002 - Testosterone increases bone mineral density in female-to-male transsexuals: a case series of 15 subjectsAdrian Turner
Boston University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Nutrition, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 61:560-6. 2004..Lower RANKL levels coupled with unchanged OPG levels results in an increased OPG/RANKL ratio, which may be beneficial to the bone by inhibiting osteoclastogenesis... - Thyroid hormone action on skin: diverging effects of topical versus intraperitoneal administrationJoshua D Safer
Section of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, USA
Thyroid 13:159-65. 2003..Insight into the interplay among the competing factors will be important in understanding thyroid hormone regulation of skin physiology... - Novel vitamin d analogs for prostate cancer therapyTai C Chen
Boston University School of Medicine, Room M 1022, 715 Albany Street, Boston, MA 02118, USA
ISRN Urol 2011:301490. 2011.... - 1alpha,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D and fish oil synergistically inhibit G1/S-phase transition in prostate cancer cellsN W Istfan
Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA
J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 103:726-30. 2007..Based on these results, we hypothesize that dietary components, such as omega3PUFAs and Vitamin D, have the potential to delay the progression of prostate cancer cells to an aggressive and un-treatable state... - Enhancing 1 alpha-hydroxylase activity with the 25-hydroxyvitamin D-1 alpha-hydroxylase gene in cultured human keratinocytes and mouse skinJ N Flanagan
Vitamin D, Skin and Bone Research Laboratory, Section of Endocrinology, Nutrition, and Diabetes, Department of Medicine, Boston University Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
J Invest Dermatol 116:910-4. 2001.... - Expression of 25-hydroxyvitamin D3-24-hydroxylase mRNA in cultured human keratinocytesM L Chen
Department of Medicine, Boston University Medical Center, Massachusetts
Proc Soc Exp Biol Med 207:57-61. 1994..These results demonstrate that 1 alpha,25(OH)2D3 up-regulates the expression of 24-OHase mRNA, and this may be an important first step in the initiation of catabolism of 1 alpha,25(OH)2D3 in human keratinocytes... - Do panther chameleons bask to regulate endogenous vitamin D3 production?Gary W Ferguson
Department of Biology, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX 76129, USA
Physiol Biochem Zool 76:52-9. 2003..Vitamin D(3) photoregulation seems to be an important additional component of the function of basking... - Ultraviolet exposure and vitamin D synthesis in a sun-dwelling and a shade-dwelling species of Anolis: are there adaptations for lower ultraviolet B and dietary vitamin D3 availability in the shade?Gary W Ferguson
Department of Biology, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, 76129, USA g ferguson tcu edu
Physiol Biochem Zool 78:193-200. 2005..Also, the ability to behaviorally regulate UV-B exposure, as shown for the panther chameleon, would benefit both species of Anolis and should be investigated... - Pancreatic cancer cells express 25-hydroxyvitamin D-1 alpha-hydroxylase and their proliferation is inhibited by the prohormone 25-hydroxyvitamin D3Gary G Schwartz
Department of Cancer Biology, Comprehensive Cancer Center of Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA
Carcinogenesis 25:1015-26. 2004.... - Synthesis of vitamin D in skin after burnsGordon L Klein
Department of Paediatrics, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston TX 77555 0352, USA
Lancet 363:291-2. 2004..Low serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations were also found. We conclude that vitamin D supplementation is necessary after burn injury... - High-throughput system for analyzing ligand-induced cofactor recruitment by vitamin D receptorMidori A Arai
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Teikyo University, Sagamiko, Kanagawa 199 0195, Japan
Bioconjug Chem 18:614-20. 2007.... - Adolescent girls in Maine are at risk for vitamin D insufficiencySusan S Sullivan
Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Maine, Orono 04469, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 105:971-4. 2005..Mean parathyroid hormone levels increased 4 pg/mL (15%) from September to March. Vitamin D intakes need to be increased in winter at northern latitudes... - Analysis of 25-hydroxyvitamin D3-1alpha-hydroxylase in normal and malignant breast tissueMichael Friedrich
Department of Gynecology, University Hospital Schleswig Holstein, Campus Luebeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538 Luebeck, Germany
Anticancer Res 26:2615-20. 2006..The aim of this study was to analyze whether normal breast tissue or breast cancer cells expressed 1alpha-OHase and to evaluate whether breast tissue possessed the capacity to produce 1alpha,25(OH)2D3 from 25(OH)D3... - Creative synthesis of novel vitamin D analogs for health and diseaseAtsushi Kittaka
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Teikyo University, Sagamiko, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 199 0195, Japan
J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 103:269-76. 2007..Its IC(50) value is 7.4pM to inhibit differentiation of HL-60 cells induced by 10nM of 1... - Kinetic studies of 25-hydroxy-19-nor-vitamin D3 and 1 alpha,25-dihydroxy-19-nor-vitamin D3 hydroxylation by CYP27B1 and CYP24A1Naoko Urushino
Division of Food Science and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kitashirakawa, Oiwake cho, Sakyo ku, Kyoto, Japan
Drug Metab Dispos 35:1482-8. 2007..Thus, the results suggest that 25(OH)-19-nor-D(3) has potential as an attractive agent for prostate cancer therapy... - Treatment of vitamin D deficiency with UV light in patients with malabsorption syndromes: a case seriesPrakash Chandra
Graduate Program in Nutrition and Health Sciences and Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30307, USA
Photodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed 23:179-85. 2007..We evaluated whether a commercial portable ultraviolet (UV) indoor tanning lamp that has a spectral output that mimics natural sunlight could raise circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] levels in subjects with CF and SBS... - Fat soluble vitamins in blood and tissues of free-ranging and captive rhinocerosMarcus Clauss
Institute of Animal Physiology, Physiological Chemistry and Animal Nutrition, Ludwig-Maximillians-University, Veterinaerstr. 13, 80539 Munich, Germany
J Wildl Dis 38:402-13. 2002..001) and higher vitamin A concentrations in liver tissue samples (P < 0.001) than other rhinoceros species. Equine requirements are not recommended as a model for rhinoceros vitamin requirements... - Diet composition and blood values of captive cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) fed either supplemented meat or commercial food preparationsUrsula Bechert
Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Oregon State University, Corvallis 97331, USA
J Zoo Wildl Med 33:16-28. 2002..The high protein levels found in SMD may be linked to chronic renal disease, which was detected in some of these cheetahs... - Vitamin D deficiency in a healthy group of mothers and newborn infantsJoyce M Lee
Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Child Health Evaluation and Research Unit, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109 0456, USA
Clin Pediatr (Phila) 46:42-4. 2007..Maternal vitamin D deficiency may represent an important risk factor for the development of rickets in children... - Human serum 25-hydroxycholecalciferol response to extended oral dosing with cholecalciferolRobert P Heaney
Creighton University, Omaha, NE 68131, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 77:204-10. 2003..The cholecalciferol inputs required to achieve or maintain any given serum 25-hydroxycholecalciferol concentration are not known, particularly within ranges comparable to the probable physiologic supply of the vitamin... - 25-Hydroxyvitamin D, cholesterol, and ultraviolet irradiationLaura D Carbone
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Memphis, TN 38104, USA
Metabolism 57:741-8. 2008..Overall, though, twice weekly exposure to UV radiation resulting in an increase in serum 25(OH)D had no significant impact on lipoprotein composition... - Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in patients attending an outpatient cancer care clinic in BostonVin Tangpricha
Endocr Pract 10:292-3. 2004 - Vitamin D status of wild Ricord's iguanas (Cyclura ricordii) and captive and wild rhinoceros iguanas (Cyclura cornuta cornuta) in the Dominican RepublicJan C Ramer
Indianapolis Zoo, 1200 West Washington Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46222, USA
J Zoo Wildl Med 36:188-91. 2005..On the basis of these results, serum concentrations of at least 325 nmol/L (130 ng/ml) for 25-hydroxyvitamin D should be considered normal for healthy Ricord's and rhinoceros iguanas...