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ReviewPharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Calcifediol: Why, When, How Much?

Simone Donati, Francesca Marini, Francesca Giusti, Gaia Palmini, Cinzia Aurilia, Irene Falsetti, Teresa Iantomasi, Maria Luisa Brandi

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Review in Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
8citing papers in PubMed
2.8field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. The role of nutritional vitamin D in chronic kidney disease-mineral and bone disorder in children and adults with chronic kidney disease, on dialysis, and after kidney transplantation-a European consensus statement.Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association · 2025
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  7. Highly selective whole-cell 25-hydroxyvitamin DMicrobial cell factories · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Simone DonatiDepartment of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences, University of Florence, 50139 Florence, Italy.
Francesca MariniFondazione Italiana Ricerca Sulle Malattie dell'Osso (FIRMO Onlus), 50129 Florence, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3678-4922
Francesca GiustiDepartment of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences, University of Florence, 50139 Florence, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8576-9606
Gaia PalminiDepartment of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences, University of Florence, 50139 Florence, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8376-7404
Cinzia AuriliaDepartment of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences, University of Florence, 50139 Florence, Italy.
Irene FalsettiDepartment of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences, University of Florence, 50139 Florence, Italy.
Teresa IantomasiDepartment of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences, University of Florence, 50139 Florence, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7461-330X
Maria Luisa BrandiFondazione Italiana Ricerca Sulle Malattie dell'Osso (FIRMO Onlus), 50129 Florence, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8741-0592
University of Florence · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Vitamin D deficiency is a constantly growing health problem worldwide. Adults affected with hypovitaminosis D could experience negative consequences on their musculoskeletal system and extra-skeletal health. In fact, an optimal vitamin D status is essential to ensure the correct bone, calcium, and phosphate homeostasis. To improve vitamin D status, it is important to not only increase the intake of food fortified with vitamin D, but also to administer vitamin D supplementation when required. Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) is the most widely used supplement. In recent years, the administration of calcifediol (25(OH)D3), the direct precursor of the biologically active form of vitamin D3, as oral vitamin D supplementation has progressively grown. Here, we report the potential medical benefits of some peculiar biological actions of calcifediol, discussing the possible specific clinical scenarios in which the oral intake of calcifediol could be most effective to restore the correct serum levels of 25(OH)D3. In summary, the aim of this review is to provide insights into calcifediol-related rapid non-genomic responses and the possible use of this vitamin D metabolite as a supplement for the treatment of people with a higher risk of hypovitaminosis D.

Indexed as

25(OH)D3calcifediolhypovitaminosis Dmembrane-associated rapid response to steroidnon-genomic effectsvitamin Dvitamin D deficiencyvitamin D receptor

Identifiers

PMID37242420
PMCPMC10222038
OpenAlexW4366826573

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