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SUBMITTER: Chiang KC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5000723 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chiang Kun-Chun KC Yeh Chun-Nan CN Huang Cheng-Cheng CC Yeh Ta-Sen TS S Pang Jong-Hwei JH Hsu Jun-Te JT Chen Li-Wei LW Kuo Sheng-Fong SF Kittaka Atsushi A Chen Tai C TC Juang Horng-Heng HH
International journal of molecular sciences 20160812 8
Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is a devastating disease without effective treatments. 1α,25(OH)₂D₃, the active form of Vitamin D, has emerged as a new anti-cancer regimen. However, the side effect of hypercalcemia impedes its systemic administration. 25(OH)D is biologically inert and needs hydroxylation by CYP27B1 to form 1α,25(OH)₂D₃, which is originally believed to only take place in kidneys. Recently, the extra-renal expression of CYP27B1 has been identified and in vitro conversion of 25(OH)D to 1α ...[more]