Calcipotriol

Biological Activity

Calcipotriol is a vitamin D₃ analog that displays minimal effects on calcium homeostasis. Regulates cell differentiation and proliferation; exhibits antiproliferative activity against human HL-60, HL60/MX2, keratinocytes, MCF-7, T47D, SCC-25, and mouse WEHI-3 cancer cell lines. Calcipotriol suppresses skin cancer development in mice in a thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP)-dependent manner. Calcipotriol promotes the differentiation of keratinocytes. In human T cells and in psoriatic skin, Calcipotriol increases IL-10 secretion, induces secretion of type 2 cytokines by T cells and modulates the differentiation of dendritic cells and T cells.

Technical Data

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Background References

1. Comparison of calcipotriol with selected metabolites and analogues of vitamin D₃: effects on cell growth regulation in vitro and calcium metabolism in vivo.
   Binderu
   Pharmacol.Toxicol., 1993;72:240
2. Pharmacokinetics and systemic effect on calcium homeostasis of 1α,24-dihydroxyvitamin D₂ in rats.
   Knutson et al.
   Biochem.Pharmacol., 1997;53:829
3. Antitumor properties of diastereomeric and geometric analogs of vitamin D3.
   Wietrzyk et al.
   Anticancer Drugs, 2007;18:447

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