The Physiology and Pathophysiology of Vitamin D MAURICE AUDRAN, M.D. Mayo Clinic Proceedings Volume 60, Issue 12, Pages 851-866 (December 1985) DOI: 10.1016/S0025-6196(12)64791-0 Copyright © 1985 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Terms and Conditions
Fig. 1 Formation of vitamin D3 in the skin. UV = ultraviolet. Mayo Clinic Proceedings 1985 60, 851-866DOI: (10.1016/S0025-6196(12)64791-0) Copyright © 1985 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Terms and Conditions
Fig. 2 Formation of 25-hydroxyvitamin D, in the liver. (From Kumar R: Metabolism of vitamin D. In Clinical Medicine. Vol 8. Chap 10. Edited by JA Spittell Jr. Philadelphia, Harper & Row, Publishers, 1982. By permission.) Mayo Clinic Proceedings 1985 60, 851-866DOI: (10.1016/S0025-6196(12)64791-0) Copyright © 1985 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Terms and Conditions
Fig. 3 Formation of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 in the mitochondria of cells in the proximal tubule of the kidney. Ca = calcium; Nor = normal; Pi = inorganic phosphate. (From Kumar R: Metabolism of vitamin D. In Clinical Medicine. Vol 8. Chap 10. Edited by JA Spittell Jr. Philadelphia, Harper & Row, Publishers, 1982. By permission.) Mayo Clinic Proceedings 1985 60, 851-866DOI: (10.1016/S0025-6196(12)64791-0) Copyright © 1985 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Terms and Conditions
Fig. 4 Physiologic defenses in hypocalcemia (left) and hypercalcemia (right). Ca = calcium; CT = calcitonin; 1,25-(OH)2D3 = 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3; 25(OH)D3 = 25-hydroxyvitamin D3; PTH = parathyroid hormone. Mayo Clinic Proceedings 1985 60, 851-866DOI: (10.1016/S0025-6196(12)64791-0) Copyright © 1985 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Terms and Conditions
Fig. 5 Physiologic defenses in hypophosphatemia (left) and hyperphosphatemia (right). Ca = calcium; 25(OH)D3 = 25-hydroxyvitamin D3; Pi = inorganic phosphate; PTH = parathyroid hormone. Mayo Clinic Proceedings 1985 60, 851-866DOI: (10.1016/S0025-6196(12)64791-0) Copyright © 1985 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Terms and Conditions
Fig. 6 Mechanism of action of 1,25dihydroxyvitamin D [1,25(OH)2D] in the intestinal cell. Ca = calcium; mRNA = messenger ribonucleic acid; Na = sodium. (From Kumar R: Metabolism of vitamin D. In Clinical Medicine. Vol 8. Chap 10. Edited by JA Spittell Jr. Philadelphia, Harper & Row, Publishers, 1982. By permission.) Mayo Clinic Proceedings 1985 60, 851-866DOI: (10.1016/S0025-6196(12)64791-0) Copyright © 1985 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Terms and Conditions
Fig. 7 Metabolism of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3. (From Kumar R.2 By permission of the American Physiological Society.) Mayo Clinic Proceedings 1985 60, 851-866DOI: (10.1016/S0025-6196(12)64791-0) Copyright © 1985 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Terms and Conditions