Calcitriol
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MedKoo CAT#: 527861

CAS#: 32222-06-3

Description: Calcitriol is the active form of vitamin D, normally made in the kidney. A manufactured form is used to treat kidney disease with low blood calcium, hyperparathyroidism due to kidney disease, low blood calcium due to hypoparathyroidism, osteoporosis, osteomalacia, and familial hypophosphatemia.


Chemical Structure

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Calcitriol
CAS# 32222-06-3

Theoretical Analysis

MedKoo Cat#: 527861
Name: Calcitriol
CAS#: 32222-06-3
Chemical Formula: C27H44O3
Exact Mass: 416.33
Molecular Weight: 416.646
Elemental Analysis: C, 77.84; H, 10.65; O, 11.52

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Synonym: Calcitriol; Rocaltrol; Calcijex; Topitriol; Silkis; Soltriol; 1α,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3; 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol; 1α,25-(OH)2D3; 1,25(OH)2D;

IUPAC/Chemical Name: (1R,3S,Z)-5-(2-((1R,3aS,7aR,E)-1-((R)-6-hydroxy-6-methylheptan-2-yl)-7a-methyloctahydro-4H-inden-4-ylidene)ethylidene)-4-methylenecyclohexane-1,3-diol

InChi Key: GMRQFYUYWCNGIN-NKMMMXOESA-N

InChi Code: InChI=1S/C27H44O3/c1-18(8-6-14-26(3,4)30)23-12-13-24-20(9-7-15-27(23,24)5)10-11-21-16-22(28)17-25(29)19(21)2/h10-11,18,22-25,28-30H,2,6-9,12-17H2,1,3-5H3/b20-10+,21-11-/t18-,22-,23-,24+,25+,27-/m1/s1

SMILES Code: C[C@@H]([C@H]1CC[C@H]2/C(CCC[C@]12C)=C/C=C3C[C@H](C[C@@H](C/3=C)O)O)CCCC(C)(O)C

Appearance: Solid powder

Purity: >98% (or refer to the Certificate of Analysis)

Shipping Condition: Shipped under ambient temperature as non-hazardous chemical. This product is stable enough for a few weeks during ordinary shipping and time spent in Customs.

Storage Condition: Dry, dark and at 0 - 4 C for short term (days to weeks) or -20 C for long term (months to years).

Solubility: Soluble in DMSO

Shelf Life: >2 years if stored properly

Drug Formulation: This drug may be formulated in DMSO

Stock Solution Storage: 0 - 4 C for short term (days to weeks), or -20 C for long term (months).

HS Tariff Code: 2934.99.9001

More Info: Calcitriol increases blood calcium levels ([Ca2+]) by: (1)Promoting absorption of dietary calcium from the gastrointestinal tract. (2)Increasing renal tubular reabsorption of calcium, thus reducing the loss of calcium in the urine. (3)Stimulating release of calcium from bone. For this it acts on the specific type of bone cells referred to as osteoblasts, causing them to release RANKL, which in turn activates osteoclasts. Calcitriol usually refers specifically to 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol. Because cholecalciferol already has one hydroxyl group, only two (1,25) are further specified in this nomenclature, but there are three (1,3,25-triol), as indicated in when calcitriol is used. The 1-hydroxy group is in the alpha position, and this may be specified in the name, for instance in the abbreviation 1α,25-(OH)2D3. Calcitriol is, strictly, the 1-hydroxylation product of calcifediol (25-OH vitamin D3), derived from cholecalciferol (vitamin D3), rather than the product of hydroxylations of ergocalciferol (vitamin D2). 1α,25-Dihydroxyergocalciferol (ercalcitriol) should be used for the vitamin D2 product.[2] However, the terminology of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D, or 1,25(OH)2D, is often used to refer to both types of active forms of vitamin D. Indeed, both bind to the vitamin D receptor and produce biological effects. In clinical use, the differences are unlikely to have major importance.

Biological target: Calcitriol is the most active metabolite of vitamin D and also a vitamin D receptor (VDR) agonist.
In vitro activity: This study further investigated the impact of calcitriol on signaling pathways known to regulate CLL (chronic lymphocytic leukemia) cell proliferation and survival. Considering that calcitriol regulates the TLR and PI3K/AKT signaling pathways, this study sought to investigate the activation status of extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 (ERK1/2) and NF-κB p65, both implicated in these pathways. To this end, using intracellular phospho-flow cytometry, this study analyzed pERK1/2 and pNF-κΒ p65 levels in CLL cells supplemented with calcitriol for 24 h and observed a significant increase in pERK (n = 8, FD: 1.6, p < 0.01) (Figure 3A,B), hence contrasting the phosphorylation of NF-κB that was significantly decreased (n = 6, FD: 3.4, p < 0.05) (Figure 3C,D). Reference: Cancers (Basel). 2021 Jan; 13(2): 285. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7828837/
In vivo activity: Compared to lean-V (vehicle) rats, NASH (nonalcoholic steatohepatitis)-V rats were found to have higher levels of plasma TNFα, LBP, and plasma/portal endotoxin, as well as lower levels of plasma/intestinal calcitriol (Table 2). Compared to the NASH-V group, restoration of plasma calcitriol levels in NASH-vit.D rats by 10 weeks of calcitriol treatment was accompanied by the suppression of plasma and portal endotoxin levels as well as the reduction of LBP and TNFα levels (Table 2). Higher TNFα, TNFRI, NFκB, and TLR4 expression in NASH-V rat monocytes than in the lean-V group was observed and this was accompanied by lower vitamin D receptor (VDR) expression (Fig 1D–1F). Significantly, 10 weeks of calcitriol treatment suppressed the TNFα, TNFRI, NFκB and TLR4 expression and normalized VDR expression in the NASH rat monocytes (Fig 1D–1F). Nonetheless, no significant difference in the aforementioned markers was found when lean-V and lean-vit.D groups were compared. Reference: PLoS One. 2018; 13(4): e0194867. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5912737/

Solubility Data

Solvent Max Conc. mg/mL Max Conc. mM
Solubility
DMSO 81.0 194.41
Ethanol 61.3 147.20
Methanol 50.0 120.01

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The following data is based on the product molecular weight 416.65 Batch specific molecular weights may vary from batch to batch due to the degree of hydration, which will affect the solvent volumes required to prepare stock solutions.

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Concentration / Solvent Volume / Mass 1 mg 5 mg 10 mg
1 mM 1.15 mL 5.76 mL 11.51 mL
5 mM 0.23 mL 1.15 mL 2.3 mL
10 mM 0.12 mL 0.58 mL 1.15 mL
50 mM 0.02 mL 0.12 mL 0.23 mL
Formulation protocol: 1. Annamalai C, Seth R, Viswanathan P. Ferrotoxicity and Its Amelioration by Calcitriol in Cultured Renal Cells. Anal Cell Pathol (Amst). 2021 Feb 22;2021:6634429. doi: 10.1155/2021/6634429. PMID: 33680716; PMCID: PMC7925041. 2. Gerousi M, Psomopoulos F, Kotta K, Tsagiopoulou M, Stavroyianni N, Anagnostopoulos A, Anastasiadis A, Gkanidou M, Kotsianidis I, Ntoufa S, Stamatopoulos K. The Calcitriol/Vitamin D Receptor System Regulates Key Immune Signaling Pathways in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia. Cancers (Basel). 2021 Jan 14;13(2):285. doi: 10.3390/cancers13020285. PMID: 33466695; PMCID: PMC7828837. 3. Su YB, Li TH, Huang CC, Tsai HC, Huang SF, Hsieh YC, Yang YY, Huang YH, Hou MC, Lin HC. Chronic calcitriol supplementation improves the inflammatory profiles of circulating monocytes and the associated intestinal/adipose tissue alteration in a diet-induced steatohepatitis rat model. PLoS One. 2018 Apr 23;13(4):e0194867. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0194867. PMID: 29684027; PMCID: PMC5912737. 4. Srivastava AK, Rizvi A, Cui T, Han C, Banerjee A, Naseem I, Zheng Y, Wani AA, Wang QE. Depleting ovarian cancer stem cells with calcitriol. Oncotarget. 2018 Feb 16;9(18):14481-14491. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.24520. PMID: 29581858; PMCID: PMC5865684.
In vitro protocol: 1. Annamalai C, Seth R, Viswanathan P. Ferrotoxicity and Its Amelioration by Calcitriol in Cultured Renal Cells. Anal Cell Pathol (Amst). 2021 Feb 22;2021:6634429. doi: 10.1155/2021/6634429. PMID: 33680716; PMCID: PMC7925041. 2. Gerousi M, Psomopoulos F, Kotta K, Tsagiopoulou M, Stavroyianni N, Anagnostopoulos A, Anastasiadis A, Gkanidou M, Kotsianidis I, Ntoufa S, Stamatopoulos K. The Calcitriol/Vitamin D Receptor System Regulates Key Immune Signaling Pathways in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia. Cancers (Basel). 2021 Jan 14;13(2):285. doi: 10.3390/cancers13020285. PMID: 33466695; PMCID: PMC7828837.
In vivo protocol: 1. Su YB, Li TH, Huang CC, Tsai HC, Huang SF, Hsieh YC, Yang YY, Huang YH, Hou MC, Lin HC. Chronic calcitriol supplementation improves the inflammatory profiles of circulating monocytes and the associated intestinal/adipose tissue alteration in a diet-induced steatohepatitis rat model. PLoS One. 2018 Apr 23;13(4):e0194867. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0194867. PMID: 29684027; PMCID: PMC5912737. 2. Srivastava AK, Rizvi A, Cui T, Han C, Banerjee A, Naseem I, Zheng Y, Wani AA, Wang QE. Depleting ovarian cancer stem cells with calcitriol. Oncotarget. 2018 Feb 16;9(18):14481-14491. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.24520. PMID: 29581858; PMCID: PMC5865684.

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