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Dexamethasone and Vitamin D3: what the published research says

PubMed indexes 8 records that name Dexamethasone and Vitamin D3 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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Every statement below is attributed to a named, dated, linked source.

This page lists published research relevant to Dexamethasone and Vitamin D3. 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

8 studies naming Dexamethasone and Vitamin D3.

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

Myeloma cell growth arrest, apoptosis, and interleukin-6 receptor modulation induced by EB1089, a vitamin D3 derivative, alone or in association with dexamethasone.

Blood · 1996 · PMID 8977259

Comparative StudyHuman subjects

“In the current study, we show that EB1089, a new vitamin D3 derivative, (1) induces G1 growth arrest of human myeloma cells, which is only partially reversed by interleukin-6 (IL-6); (2) induces apoptosis in synergy with dexamethasone, IL-6, leukemia-inhibitory factor, and Oncostatin M, with an agonistic anti-gp130 monoclonal antibody being unable to prevent this apoptosis; (3) downregulates both the gp80 (ie, the alpha chain of the IL-6 receptor [IL-6Ralpha]) expression on…”

Puthier et al. · From the abstract

Names both Dexamethasone and Vitamin D3 in its title.

The effect of active vitamin D3 analogs and dexamethasone on the expression of osteocalcin gene in rat tibiae in vivo.

Biochemical and biophysical research communications · 1992 · PMID 1472030

Comparative StudyAnimal study

“Suppressive effect of dexamethasone on osteocalcin expression was persistent for seven days at higher dose. Our results represent the first demonstration of the effect of active vitamin D and corticosteroid on the expression of osteocalcin mRNA in bone in vivo.”

Ikeda et al. · From the abstract

Names both Dexamethasone and Vitamin D3 in its title.

Treatment with dexamethasone and vitamin D3 attenuates neuroinflammatory age-related changes in rat hippocampus.

Synapse (New York, N.Y.) · 2007 · PMID 17621647

Animal study

“In parallel with its ability to decrease microglial activation in vivo, we report that treatment of cultured glia with dexamethasone and vitamin D3 blocked the lipopolysaccharide increased MHCII mRNA and IL-1beta concentration, while the IL-1beta-induced increases in activation of JNK and caspase 3 in cultured neurons were also reversed by treatment with dexamethasone and vitamin D3.”

Moore et al. · From the abstract

Names both Dexamethasone and Vitamin D3 in its title.

Effects of dexamethasone, vitamin A and vitamin D3 on DSP-PP mRNA expression in rat tooth organ culture.

Biochimica et biophysica acta · 2004 · PMID 15358518

Animal study

“Vitamin A likely contributes to dentin mineralization by up-regulating DSP-PP expression. Finally, the up-regulation of DSP-PP expression in tooth germ cultures treated with dexamethasone suggests that its application to patient's dental pulp might promote increased extracellular matrix synthesis and mineralization in the pulp and may explain the narrowing of the dental pulp cavity in patients undergoing long-term dexamethasone administration.”

Ritchie et al. · From the abstract

Names both Dexamethasone and Vitamin D3 in its title.

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