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Calcitriol and Vitamin K2: what the published research says

PubMed indexes 5 records that name Calcitriol and Vitamin K2 together, either in the title or in an interaction, co-administration, or pharmacokinetic context. Each one is listed below with its study design and, where the abstract states one, the authors’ own conclusion, quoted and linked. This page reports that literature. It does not tell you whether to combine them.

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An evidence index, not guidance.

Every statement below is attributed to a named, dated, linked source.

This page lists published research relevant to Calcitriol and Vitamin K2. It deliberately does not state whether the combination is safe, whether it interacts, in which direction, at what dose, or how far apart to take them.

The research

5 studies naming Calcitriol and Vitamin K2.

Strongest relevance first: papers naming both substances in the title, then human trials and systematic reviews.

The efficacy of vitamin K2 and calcitriol combination on thalassemic osteopathy.

Journal of pediatric hematology/oncology · 2013 · PMID 24136015

Clinical Trial

“Supplementation of menaquinone-7 instead of drugs is an augmented physiological intake and seems a beneficial alternative for the treatment of TOSP. Further studies on a large number of participants are necessary to highlight the effect of vitamin K2 on TOSP.”

Ozdemir et al. · From the abstract

Names both Calcitriol and Vitamin K2 in its title.

Use of vitamin K2 (menatetrenone) and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 in the prevention of bone loss induced by leuprolide.

The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism · 1999 · PMID 10443663

Clinical TrialRandomized Controlled Trial

“Vitamin K2, especially when combined with 1,25-(OH)2D3, can partially prevent bone loss caused by estrogen deficiency. However, because this effect is attributable mainly to the activation of bone formation, it is not sufficient to eliminate bone loss induced by GnRH-a therapy.”

Somekawa et al. · From the abstract

Names both Calcitriol and Vitamin K2 in its title.

Simultaneous Determination of Vitamins D3 (Calcitriol, Cholecalciferol) and K2 (Menaquinone-4 and Menaquinone-7) in Dietary Supplements by UHPLC.

Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021 · PMID 34834074

“The validation results indicated that the method had reasonable linearity (R2 ≥ 0.9990), good recovery (>82%), satisfactory intra-day precision (≤1.9%) and inter-day precision (≤3.5%), and high selectivity and specificity. The validated UHPLC method was demonstrated to be precise, accurate, and robust for the simultaneous determination of vitamins D3 (CT and CHL) and K2 (MK-4 and MK-7) in dietary supplements.”

Becze et al. · From the abstract

Names both Calcitriol and Vitamin K2 in its title.

1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 promotes vitamin K2 metabolism in human osteoblasts.

Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2001 · PMID 11580082

Human subjects

“However, the activity of epoxidase, that is the gamma-glutamyl carboxylase was induced by the pretreatment of osteoblasts with 1 nM 1,25(OH)2D3. In the present study, it was demonstrated that the vitamin K metabolic cycle functions in human osteoblasts as well as in the liver, the post-translational mechanism, by which 1,25(OH)2D3 caused mineralization in cooperation with vitamin K2 was clarified.”

Miyake et al. · From the abstract

Names both Calcitriol and Vitamin K2 in its title.

Limitations

What this evidence cannot tell you.

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