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Agonists of the vitamin D receptor are used to suppress parathyroid hormone (PTH) synthesis and secretion in the treatment of hyperparathyroidism associated with renal failure.1 22-Oxacalcitriol is an analog of calcitriol that, like calcitriol, is a receptor-active form of vitamin D3 which effectively blocks PTH synthesis.2,3 First reported to avoid hypercalcemia, an undesirable side effect of calcitriol, prolonged treatment with 22-oxalcalcitriol can be calcemic in humans.2,3 Analogs of calcitriol, including 22-oxacalcitriol, inhibit human keratinocyte proliferation while inducing differentiation and is beneficial in treating psoriasis.4,5 22-Oxacalcitriol also blocks the proliferation while inducing differentiation and apoptosis of certain tumor cells.6
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1. Vitamin D analogues for secondary hyperparathyroidism. Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 17(Suppl), 10-19 (2002).
2. The noncalcemic analogue of vitamin D, 22-
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4. Similarly potent action of 1,25-
5. Combination therapy using maxacalcitol and corticosteroid lotions preliminary to monotherapy with maxacalcitol lotion for scalp psoriasis. J. Dermatolog. Treat. 25(1), 34-37 (2012).
6. 22-