The role of vitamin D metabolites in the treatment of osteoporosis

The Second Symposium on Osteoporosis was organized with the purpose of summarizing the current views on the biology of vitamin D, and the applications of vitamin D metabolites in osteoporosis. Because the molecular aspects of vitamin D action on bone cells constitute the basis for understanding how...

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Published in:Calcified tissue international 1995-12, Vol.57 (6), p.409-414
Main Author: Civitelli, R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bone and Bones - drug effects
Bone and Bones - physiopathology
Cholecalciferol - therapeutic use
Osteoporosis - drug therapy
Osteoporosis - etiology
Vitamin D - analogs & derivatives
Vitamin D - metabolism
Vitamin D - therapeutic use
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Summary:The Second Symposium on Osteoporosis was organized with the purpose of summarizing the current views on the biology of vitamin D, and the applications of vitamin D metabolites in osteoporosis. Because the molecular aspects of vitamin D action on bone cells constitute the basis for understanding how vitamin D affects bone remodeling, and for the design of analogs with selective actions on bone, the first part of the symposium focused on the biologic action of vitamin D at the cellular level. The second part reviewed the role of vitamin D in the pathogenesis of osteoporosis, and in the last session the most important and controversial issues on the clinical application of active vitamin D analogs in osteoporosis were discussed.
ISSN:0171-967X
1432-0827
DOI:10.1007/BF00301941