Transfer of 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 across the perfused human placenta |
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Authors: | M Ron M Levitz J Chuba J Dancis |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel;2. the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, New York University School of Medicine New York, New York, USA.;3. the Department of Pathology, New York University School of Medicine New York, New York, USA.;4. the Department of Pediatrics, New York University School of Medicine New York, New York, USA. |
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Abstract: | The rates of placental transfer of 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 [25-(OH)D3] and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 [1,25-(OH)2D3] were determined in an in vitro perfusion system. Antipyrine was included in each perfusion, and the data are expressed as clearance index, the ratio of hydroxyvitamin D3 to antipyrine clearance. In most experiments, serum, 0.2%, was added to the perfusates as a source of vitamin D3-binding protein. Binding as measured by dextran-coated charcoal assay for 25-(OH)D3 was over 90%, for 1,25-(OH)2D3, only 25% to 50%. The clearance index from the maternal to fetal circulation averaged 0.02 and 0.26 for 25-(OH)D3 and 1,25-(OH)2D3, respectively. When vitamin D3-binding protein was omitted from the perfusate, the clearance indices of 25-(OH)D3 were 0.12 and 0.46 in two experiments. Binding to vitamin D3-binding protein is a major determining factor for the transfer rates of 25-(OH)D3 and 1,25-(OH)2D3. |
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Keywords: | Reprint requests: Joseph Dancis M.D. Department of Pediatrics New York University School of Medicine 550 First Ave. New York New York 10016. |
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