scholarly journals Vitamin D-Mediated Hypercalcemia: Mechanisms, Diagnosis, and Treatment

2016 ◽  
Vol 37 (5) ◽  
pp. 521-547 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter J. Tebben ◽  
Ravinder J. Singh ◽  
Rajiv Kumar

AbstractHypercalcemia occurs in up to 4% of the population in association with malignancy, primary hyperparathyroidism, ingestion of excessive calcium and/or vitamin D, ectopic production of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D [1,25(OH)2D], and impaired degradation of 1,25(OH)2D. The ingestion of excessive amounts of vitamin D3 (or vitamin D2) results in hypercalcemia and hypercalciuria due to the formation of supraphysiological amounts of 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] that bind to the vitamin D receptor, albeit with lower affinity than the active form of the vitamin, 1,25(OH)2D, and the formation of 5,6-trans 25(OH)D, which binds to the vitamin D receptor more tightly than 25(OH)D. In patients with granulomatous disease such as sarcoidosis or tuberculosis and tumors such as lymphomas, hypercalcemia occurs as a result of the activity of ectopic 25(OH)D-1-hydroxylase (CYP27B1) expressed in macrophages or tumor cells and the formation of excessive amounts of 1,25(OH)2D. Recent work has identified a novel cause of non-PTH-mediated hypercalcemia that occurs when the degradation of 1,25(OH)2D is impaired as a result of mutations of the 1,25(OH)2D-24-hydroxylase cytochrome P450 (CYP24A1). Patients with biallelic and, in some instances, monoallelic mutations of the CYP24A1 gene have elevated serum calcium concentrations associated with elevated serum 1,25(OH)2D, suppressed PTH concentrations, hypercalciuria, nephrocalcinosis, nephrolithiasis, and on occasion, reduced bone density. Of interest, first-time calcium renal stone formers have elevated 1,25(OH)2D and evidence of impaired 24-hydroxylase-mediated 1,25(OH)2D degradation. We will describe the biochemical processes associated with the synthesis and degradation of various vitamin D metabolites, the clinical features of the vitamin D-mediated hypercalcemia, their biochemical diagnosis, and treatment.

Endocrinology ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 141 (7) ◽  
pp. 2658-2666 ◽  
Author(s):  
René St-Arnaud ◽  
Alice Arabian ◽  
Rose Travers ◽  
Frank Barletta ◽  
Mihali Raval-Pandya ◽  
...  

The 25-hydroxyvitamin D-24-hydroxylase enzyme (24-OHase) is responsible for the catabolic breakdown of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D[ 1,25(OH)2D], the active form of vitamin D. The 24-OHase enzyme can also act on the 25-hydroxyvitamin D substrate to generate 24,25-dihydroxyvitamin D, a metabolite whose physiological importance remains unclear. We report that mice with a targeted inactivating mutation of the 24-OHase gene had impaired 1,25(OH)2D catabolism. Surprisingly, complete absence of 24-OHase activity during development leads to impaired intramembranous bone mineralization. This phenotype was rescued by crossing the 24-OHase mutant mice to mice harboring a targeted mutation in the vitamin D receptor gene, confirming that the elevated 1,25(OH)2D levels, acting through the vitamin D receptor, were responsible for the observed accumulation of osteoid. Our results confirm the physiological importance of the 24-OHase enzyme for maintaining vitamin D homeostasis, and they reveal that 24,25-dihydroxyvitamin D is a dispensable metabolite during bone development.


1981 ◽  
Vol 27 (10) ◽  
pp. 1757-1760 ◽  
Author(s):  
M J Jongen ◽  
W J van der Vijgh ◽  
H J Willems ◽  
J C Netelenbos ◽  
P Lips

Abstract We describe a simultaneous assay for the principal vitamin D metabolites: 25-hydroxyvitamin D, 24-25-dihydroxyvitamin D, and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D. Special attention has been paid to simplification of the extensive extraction and purification procedures used in previously described simultaneous assays. All three metabolites were isolated with a single extraction step, followed by only one gradient liquid-chromatographic procedure. For final quantitation we used competitive protein binding assays, involving readily available binding proteins and commercially purchased tritiated vitamin D metabolites. Concentrations in the plasma of healthy subjects (mean age, 27 years), sampled during December were 51 (SD 17) nmol/L, 4.1 (SD 1.3) nmol/L, and 124 (SD 26) pmol/L for 25-hydroxyvitamin D, 24,25-dihydroxyvitamin D and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D, respectively. Intra- and interassay CVs for the three metabolites were 4.4 and 3.9%, 6.7 and 8.0%, and 7.0 and 4.8%, respectively.


2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Youssra Dakroury ◽  
Alexandra E. Butler ◽  
Soha R. Dargham ◽  
Aishah Latif ◽  
Amal Robay ◽  
...  

Objective. Genetic studies have identified four Qatari genotypes: Q1 Arab, Bedouin; Q2 Asian/Persian; Q3 African; and a fourth admixed group not fitting into the previous 3 groups. This study was undertaken to determine if there was an increased risk of deficiency of vitamin D and its metabolites associated with differing genotypes, perhaps due to genetic differences in skin pigmentation. Methods. 398 Qatari subjects (220 type 2 diabetes and 178 controls) had their genotype determined by Affymetrix 500 k SNP arrays. Total values of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D (1,25(OH)2D), 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D), 24,25-dihydroxyvitamin D (24,25(OH)2D), and 25-hydroxy-3epi-vitamin D (3epi-25(OH)D) concentrations were measured by the LC-MS/MS analysis. Results. The distribution was as follows: 164 (41.2%) genotyped Q1, 149 (37.4%) genotyped Q2, 31 (7.8%) genotyped Q3, and 54 (13.6%) genotyped “admixed.” Median levels of 25(OH)D and 3epi-25(OH)D did not differ across Q1, Q2, Q3, and “admixed” genotypes, respectively. 1,25(OH)2D levels were lower (p<0.04) between Q2 and the admixed groups, and 24,25(OH)2D levels were lower (p<0.05) between Q1 and the admixed groups. Vitamin D metabolite levels were lower in females for 25(OH)D, 1,25(OH)2D (p<0.001), and 24,25(OH)2D (p<0.006), but 3epi-25(OH)D did not differ (p<0.26). Diabetes prevalence was not different between genotypes. Total 1,25(OH)2D (p<0.001), total 24,25(OH)2D (p<0.001), and total 3epi-25(OH)D (p<0.005) were all significantly lower in diabetes patients compared to controls whilst the total 25(OH)D was higher in diabetes than controls (p<0.001). Conclusion. Whilst 25(OH)D levels did not differ between genotype groups, 1,25(OH)2D and 24,25(OH)2D were lower in the admixed group, suggesting that there are genetic differences in vitamin D metabolism that may be of importance in a population that may allow a more targeted approach to vitamin D replacement. This may be of specific importance in vitamin D replacement strategies with the Q2 genotype requiring less, and the other genotypes requiring more to increase 1,25(OH)2D. Whilst overall the group was vitamin D deficient, total 25(OH)D was higher in diabetes, but 1,25(OH)2D, 24,25(OH)2D, and 3epi-25(OH)D were lower in diabetes that did not affect the relationship to genotype.


2004 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 241-248 ◽  
Author(s):  
James C. Fleet ◽  
Jie Hong ◽  
Zhentao Zhang

AbstractAlthough the biological requirement for vitamin D can be met by epidermal exposure to UV light, there are a number of conditions where this production does not occur or is not sufficient to meet biological needs. When this happens, vitamin D must be consumed and is a nutrient. However, two distinct observations have caused researchers to rethink certain dogma in vitamin D biology. First, it appears that in addition to the hormonally active form of 1,25 dihydroxyvitamin D (1,25(OH)2D), circulating levels of 25 hydroxyvitamin D have a critical importance for optimal human health. This and other data suggest that extra-renal production of 1,25(OH)2D contributes to Ca homeostasis and cancer prevention. Second, in addition to its role in the transcriptional activation of genes through the vitamin D receptor there is now compelling evidence that 1,25(OH)2D has a second molecular mode of action; the rapid activation of second-messenger and kinase pathways. The purpose of this second mode of action is only now being explored. The present review will discuss how these two areas are reshaping our understanding of vitamin D metabolism and action.


Author(s):  
MARINA GERGES

Interest in vitamin D has dramatically increased over the past several decades. From the beginning, vitamin D was incorrectly named a vitamin when later it was discovered to be a member of the steroid hormone family. Over time, the vitamin D receptor was discovered along with its major circulating form, 25-hydroxyvitamin D, and its the hormonal ligand, 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D. Classically, vitamin D was known to be important for enhancing intestinal absorption of calcium; however, interest grew in vitamin D when it was determined that vitamin D may be utilized by other tissues of the body. Vitamin D3 is made in the skin from 7-dehydrocholesterol under the influence of UV light. Vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol) is derived from the plant sterol ergosterol. Vitamin D is metabolized first to 25 hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD), then to the hormonal form 1,25- dihydroxyvitamin D (1,25(OH)2D). CYP2R1 is the most important 25-hydroxylase; CYP27B1 is the key 1-hydroxylase. Both 25OHD and 1,25(OH)2D are catabolized by CYP24A1. 1,25(OH)2D is the ligand for the vitamin D receptor (VDR), a transcription factor, binding to sites in the DNA called vitamin D response elements (VDREs). There are thousands of these binding sites regulating hundreds of genes in a cell-specific fashion. VDR-regulated transcription is dependent on modulators, the profile of which is also cell-specific. Analogs of 1,25(OH)2D are being developed to target specific diseases with minimal side effects.(Bikle , 2014)


1980 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 444-450 ◽  
Author(s):  
R S Mason ◽  
D Lissner ◽  
H S Grunstein ◽  
S Posen

Abstract We describe a simplified assay for 24,25-and 1.25-dihydroxyvitamin D in human serum. It involves two preparative steps, and normal chick intestine is used in preparing cytosol-binding protein. Our results for 24,25-dihydroxyvitamin D include a reference interval of 2.9—16 nmol/L (1.2—6.7 microgram/L), a mean of 6.7 nmol/L (2.8 microgram/L), an intra-assay CV of 11%, and an interassay CV of 22%. For 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D, these data were 29—168 pmol/L (12—70 ng/L), 86 pmol/L (36 ng/L), 12%, and 22%, respectively. In hypoparathyroid patients with vitamin D intoxication, mean concentrations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D and 24,25-dihydroxyvitamin D in serum were significantly above normal; the 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D concentrations were significantly below normal. Patients with malabsorption and/or post-gastrectomy states had significantly subnormal values for both 25-hydroxyvitamin D and 24,25-dihydroxyvitamin D in serum, and there was a significantly negative correlation between each of these biochemical values and the severity of osteomalacia. We also discuss cost effectiveness of assaying vitamin D metabolites in human serum.


Nutrients ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 2539 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vito Francic ◽  
Stan R. Ursem ◽  
Niek F. Dirks ◽  
Martin H. Keppel ◽  
Verena Theiler-Schwetz ◽  
...  

25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) is commonly measured to assess vitamin D status. Other vitamin D metabolites such as 24,25-dihydroxyvitamin D (24,25(OH)2D) provide additional insights into vitamin D status or metabolism. Earlier studies suggested that the vitamin D metabolite ratio (VMR), calculated as 24,25(OH)2D/25(OH)D, could predict the 25(OH)D increase after vitamin D supplementation. However, the evidence for this additional value is inconclusive. Therefore, our aim was to assess whether the increase in 25(OH)D after supplementation was predicted by the VMR better than baseline 25(OH)D. Plasma samples of 106 individuals (25(OH)D < 75 nmol/L) with hypertension who completed the Styrian Vitamin D Hypertension Trial (NC.T.02136771) were analyzed. Participants received vitamin D (2800 IU daily) or placebo for 8 weeks. The treatment effect (ANCOVA) for 25(OH)D3, 24,25(OH)2D3 and the VMR was 32 nmol/L, 3.3 nmol/L and 0.015 (all p < 0.001), respectively. Baseline 25(OH)D3 and 24,25(OH)2D3 predicted the change in 25(OH)D3 with comparable strength and magnitude. Correlation and regression analysis showed that the VMR did not predict the change in 25(OH)D3. Therefore, our data do not support routine measurement of 24,25(OH)2D3 in order to individually optimize the dosage of vitamin D supplementation. Our data also suggest that activity of 24-hydroxylase increases after vitamin D supplementation.


Nutrients ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
pp. 2048
Author(s):  
Clare B. Kelly ◽  
Carol L. Wagner ◽  
Judith R. Shary ◽  
Misti J. Leyva ◽  
Jeremy Y. Yu ◽  
...  

The risk for preeclampsia (PE) is enhanced ~4-fold by the presence of maternal type 1 diabetes (T1DM). Vitamin D is essential for healthy pregnancy. We assessed the total, bioavailable, and free concentrations of plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D), 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D (1,25(OH)2D), and vitamin D binding protein (VDBP) at ~12, ~22, and ~32 weeks’ gestation (“Visits” (V) 1, 2, and 3, respectively) in 23 T1DM women who developed PE, 24 who remained normotensive, and 19 non-diabetic, normotensive women (reference controls). 25(OH)D deficiency was more frequent in diabetic than non-diabetic women (69% vs. 22%, p < 0.05), but no measure of 25(OH)D predicted PE. By contrast, higher 1,25(OH)2D concentrations at V2 (total, bioavailable, and free: p < 0.01) and V3 (bioavailable: p < 0.05; free: p < 0.01), lower concentrations of VDBP at V3 (p < 0.05), and elevated ratios of 1,25(OH)2D/VDBP (V2, V3: p < 0.01) and 1,25(OH)2D/25(OH)D (V3, p < 0.05) were all associated with PE, and significance persisted in multivariate analyses. In summary, in women with T1DM, concentrations of 1,25(OH)2D were higher, and VDBP lower, in the second and third trimesters in women who later developed PE than in those who did not. 1,25(OH)2D may serve as a new marker for PE risk and could be implicated in pathogenesis.


2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. A272-A273
Author(s):  
Koichiro Yamamoto ◽  
Manami Fujita ◽  
Hiroyuki Honda ◽  
Yoshihisa Hanayama ◽  
Kazuki Tokumasu ◽  
...  

Abstract Vitamin D is obtained in the body by food intake or by production from 7-dehydrocholesterol by exposure of the skin to ultraviolet B radiation. It is first metabolized in the liver to 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25D), which is a major circulating metabolite. In the kidney, 25D is subsequently metabolized to the hormonally active form, 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D (1,25D), via 1α-hydroxylase encoded by the CYP27B1 gene. 1,25D has a cellular effect through the vitamin D receptor, which leads to calcium absorption in the gut, bone metabolism, and parathyroid function. A recent study showed that a low vitamin D status is common worldwide and is associated with various diseases including kidney, heart, and liver failure, secondary hyperparathyroidism, osteomalacia, inflammatory bowel disease, granuloma-forming disorders (sarcoidosis and tuberculosis), and cancer. Vitamin D deficiency also increases the risks of falls, fractures, bone loss, sarcopenia, leading to worse outcomes of illness severity, morbidity, and mortality. The 1,25D/25D ratio is considered to be a useful tool for diagnosis of ocular sarcoidosis; however, its clinical utility and relevance to pathophysiology of evaluation of the ratio 1,25D/25D which indicates vitamin D activation have remained unknown. To clarify the clinical usefulness of markers for vitamin D activation, 87 patients in whom serum 25D and 1,25D level was measured were retrospectively reviewed in the present study. Data for 79 patients (33 males and 46 females) were analyzed after exclusion of 8 patients taking vitamin D. The median serum 1,25D/25D ratio was significantly lower in males than in females: 4.1 (IQR: 2.3–5.8) x 10−3 versus 6.8 (3.0–9.8) x 10−3. However, individual levels of 25D and 1,25D were not different in males and females. The major categories of main disorders were endocrine (30.6 %), inflammatory (18.5 %), and bone-related (16.7 %) disorders. The ratios of serum 1,25D/25D had significant negative correlations with femoral dual energy X-ray absorptiometry % young adult mean (DEXA %YAM) (R=-0.35) and lumbar DEXA %YAM (R=-0.32). Significant correlations were found between 1,25D/25D ratio and serum levels of inorganic phosphate (R=-0.34), intact parathyroid hormone (R=0.64) and alkaline phosphatase (R=0.46) in all patients. Of interest, the 1,25D/25D ratio had gender-specific characteristics: the ratio had a significant correlation with age in males (R=0.49), while it had a significant correlation with body mass index (BMI) in females (R=0.34). Collectively, the results revealed that the ratio of serum 1,25D/25D as a marker for activation of vitamin D had relevance to clinical parameters, especially bone turnover, with gender-specific features. It is suggested that the existence of a gender-specific difference of aging males and obese females regarding the activation of vitamin D that is functionally linked to bone metabolism.


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