title: Antitumor effect of 24R,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3.
abstract: 24R,25(OH)2D3, one of the endogenous active metabolites of vitamin D3, showed suppressive effects on the proliferation of various tumor cells in vitro and a prolonging effect on the survival of P-388 bearing mice in vivo. Lewis lung carcinoma was found to cause hypercalcemia in tumor bearing mice. K-DR (24R,25(OH)2D3 (prepared by Kureha Chemical Ind.) significantly prolonged the survival of mice with Lewis lung carcinoma. K-DR also showed a suppressive effect on the growth of human osteosarcoma transplanted in nude mice.
authors.affiliation: Biomedical Research Laboratories, Kureha Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Maeda
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hirai
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamato
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kobori
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsunaga
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Oguchi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yoshimura
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fujii
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Saitoh
mesh_terms: D015650:24,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D 3 / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000818:Animals; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002460:Cell Line; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D007941:Leukemia P388 / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D008819:Mice, Nude; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014183:Transplantation, Heterologous
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D015650:24,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D 3