title: Formation of vitamin D metabolites from 3H- and 14C-radiolabelled vitamin D-3 in chronic liver diseases.
abstract: Four of the eight patients studied were vitamin D replete and 4 vitamin D depleted as judged by serum 25-hydroxy vitamin D (25-OHD) concentration. Three of the 4 vitamin D depleted patients (including 2 with histological osteomalacia) formed radioactive 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol. One of the four vitamin D replete patients formed 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol but all formed 24,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol. This study suggests that patients with liver disease form dihydroxy vitamin D metabolites in an appropriate manner.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002762:Cholecalciferol / Q000378:metabolism*; D004100:Dihydroxycholecalciferols / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006887:Hydroxycholecalciferols / Q000097:blood; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014808:Vitamin D Deficiency / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D004100:Dihydroxycholecalciferols; D006887:Hydroxycholecalciferols; D002762:Cholecalciferol