What does VDR stand for?

Vitamin D Receptor

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[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In the following discussion, it should be remembered that Marshall's work has found that a higher level of the precursor form of the secosteroid, vitamin D (25-D) contributes to a blockage of the vitamin D receptor (VDR).

Reply to 'is vitamin D bad for you?'

Most tissues in the body have a vitamin D receptor.

Vitamin D and sunlight: strategies for cancer prevention and other ...

Inactivation of the vitamin D receptor enhances susceptibility of murine skin to UV-induced tumorigenesis Ellison TI, Smith MK, Gilliam AC and MacDonald PN J Invest Dermatol, 2008, 128, 2508-2517 Vitamin D can protect against a number of forms of carcinogenesis, although its role in skin cancer is only beginning to be studied.

Inactivation of the vitamin D receptor enhances susceptibility of ...

Overall, there were no significant associations with vitamin D receptor polymorphisms with prostate cancer risk in 372 prostate cancer cases and 591 controls.

Low sun exposure and elevated serum prostate specific antigen in ...

Most human prostate cancer cells contain the Vitamin D receptor (VDR).

Aphios Corporation Announces Licensing of Non-Toxic Vitamin D Analog ...

Marshall says dysregulation of the vitamin D receptor (VDR) contributes to disease, and vitamin D avoidance is necessary for the system to reset itself.

Vitamin D role questioned

INTRODUCTION: Vitamin D receptor (VDR) genotypes may influence breast cancer risk by altering potential anticarcinogenic effects of vitamin D, but epidemiological studies have been inconsistent.

Vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms and haplotypes and ...

RXR can form heterodimers with about 15 other different receptor proteins such as the vitamin D receptor and PPARs (peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors), and thus control gene expression following interaction (dimerisation) with a whole variety of ligands.

Malignant transformation of DMBA/TPA-induced papillomas and nevi in ...