Many genes can restrict Vitamin D from getting to the cells – Aug 2023

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Vitamin D: An Overview of Gene Regulation, Ranging from Metabolism to Genomic Effects

Genes 2023, 14(9), 1691; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes14091691
by Giacomo Voltan 1,2ORCID,Michele Cannito 1,2ORCID,Michela Ferrarese 1,2ORCID,Filippo Ceccato 1,2,*ORCID andValentina Camozzi 1,2
1 Department of Medicine (DIMED), University of Padova, Via Giustiniani 2, 35128 Padova, Italy
2 Endocrinology Unit, Padova University Hospital, Via Ospedale Civile 105, 35128 Padova, Italy
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.

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Vitamin D Receptor structure

Vitamin D is a pro-hormone characterized by an intricate metabolism and regulation. It is well known for its role in calcium and phosphate metabolism, and in bone health. However, several studies have assessed a huge number of extra-skeletal functions, ranging from cell proliferation in some oncogenic pathways to antioxidant and immunomodulatory functions. Vitamin D exerts its role by binding to VDRs (vitamin D receptors), which are located in many different tissues. Moreover, VDRs are able to bind hundreds of genomic loci, modulating the expression of various primary target genes. Interestingly, plenty of gene polymorphisms regarding VDRs are described, each one carrying a potential influence against gene expression, with relapses in several chronic diseases and metabolic complications. In this review, we provide an overview of the genetic aspects of vitamin D and VDR, emphasizing the gene regulation of vitamin D, and the genetic modulation of VDR target genes. In addition, we briefly summarize the rare genetic disease linked to vitamin D metabolism.

 Conclusions

Despite vitamin D originally having been discovered through its fundamental role in calcium homeostasis and bone formation, nowadays, vitamin D metabolism and signaling are extensively being studied for also having a critical role in extra-skeletal terms. In this context, genetic alterations affecting vitamin D metabolism might be crucial. Indeed, as reported in this review, there are several genes that, if altered, might lead to dramatic variations in 25(OH)D status, with clinical consequences that may become cumbersome, as shown in vitamin D-dependent rickets. An important aspect to keep in mind is the potential role of vitamin D as a modulator in the fields of carcinogenesis, the inflammatory response, and autoimmune diseases. However, a direct link between a potential target therapy via vitamin D supplementation is still unavailable.
Notably, in the future, new research into the role of gene polymorphism and epigenetic modifications in vitamin D status might open up new methods for the clinical application of a personalized approach. Genetic alterations, indeed, might allow physicians to identify patients who are low, medium, or high responders to vitamin D and, consequently, those who most need vitamin D supplementation.
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• CYP24A1 in title of 39+ items
• CYP2R1 25+ items
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• Calcitriol has 62 items
• Topical Vitamin D
• Nanoemulsion Vitamin D may be a substantially better form
• 1289 genes changed with higher doses of Vitamin D - RCT Dec 2019
• CYP3A4 (7 as of Dec 2022)
• Getting Vitamin D into your body
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Vitamin D blood test misses a lot

• Vitamin D from coming from tissues (vs blood) was speculated to be 50% in 2014, and by 2017 was speculated to be 90%
• Note: Good blood test results (> 40 ng) does not mean that a good amount of Vitamin D actually gets to cells
• A Vitamin D test in cells rather than blood was feasible (2017 personal communication)   Commercially available 2019
  • However, test results would vary in each tissue due to multiple genes
• Good clues that Vitamin D is being restricted from getting to the cells
  1) A vitamin D-related health problem runs in the family
      especially if it is one of 51+ diseases related to Vitamin D Receptor
  2) Slightly increasing Vitamin D shows benefits (even if conventional Vitamin D test shows an increase)
  3) DNA and VDR tests - 100 to 200 dollars $100 to $250
  4) PTH bottoms out ( shows that parathyroid cells are getting Vitamin d)
     Genes are good, have enough Magnesium, etc.
  5) Back Pain
     probably want at least 2 clues before taking adding vitamin D, Omega-3, Magnesium, Resveratrol, etc
  • The founder of VitaminDWiki took action with clues #3&5

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VitaminDWiki – Some diseases reduce vitamin D getting to blood or cells

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VitaminDWiki - The risk of 50+ diseases at least double with poor Vitamin D Receptor

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VitaminDWiki - Vitamin D Receptor activation can be increased in many ways

Resveratrol,  Omega-3,  Magnesium,  Zinc,   Quercetin,   non-daily Vit D,  Curcumin,   Berberine,  intense exercise, Butyrate   Sulforaphane   Ginger,   Essential oils, etc  Note: The founder of VitaminDWiki uses 10 of the 16 known VDR activators

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There are expensive ways of estimating vitamin D in cells. but they are rarely used

1. Can test the PTH level: which decreases when a lot of Vitamin D gets to parathyroid cells
2. A >$150 test can measure Vitmin D in cells. Cells must be sample, frozen, and sent to a single test facility
   Extremely little is known about the results: Example: how it varies with such things as
   • accuracy
   • reproduceability of measurements
   • weekly vs daily dosing
   • obesity,
   • form of vitamin D,
   • genes,
   • co-factors,
   • Vitamin D level in blood
   • time of day the sample was taken

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It appears that 1/3 of people with Vitamin D diseases have a poor Vitamin d Receptor