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* **vitamin D2** – Form of vitamin D created by plants and fungi. When ingested, the secosteroid is (sometimes) converted into 25-D. Also known as ergocholecalciferol. | * **vitamin D2** – Form of vitamin D created by plants and fungi. When ingested, the secosteroid is (sometimes) converted into 25-D. Also known as ergocholecalciferol. | ||
* **vitamin D3** – Form of vitamin D made in the skin when exposed to light. Also available in fish and meat. This secosteroid is sometimes converted into 25-D. Also known as cholecalciferol and activated 7-dehydrocholesterol. | * **vitamin D3** – Form of vitamin D made in the skin when exposed to light. Also available in fish and meat. This secosteroid is sometimes converted into 25-D. Also known as cholecalciferol and activated 7-dehydrocholesterol. | ||
- | * **VDR agonist** - A substance such as olmesartan (Benicar) or 1,25-D which activates the Vitamin D Receptor | + | * **VDR agonist** - A substance such as olmesartan (Benicar) or 1,25-D which activates the Vitamin D Receptor |
* **VDR antagonist** - A substance such as 25-D or certain bacterial ligands which inactivates the Vitamin D Receptor, the receptor which transcribes the genes necessary for a proper innate immune response. | * **VDR antagonist** - A substance such as 25-D or certain bacterial ligands which inactivates the Vitamin D Receptor, the receptor which transcribes the genes necessary for a proper innate immune response. | ||
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