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Supplement × Supplement·Evidence index

Vitamin D3 and Vitamin K2: what the published research says

PubMed indexes 8 records that name Vitamin D3 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 Vitamin D3 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

8 studies naming Vitamin D3 and Vitamin K2.

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

Effect of vitamin K2 and vitamin D3 on bone mineral density in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a prospective cohort study.

Journal of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism : JPEM · 2021 · PMID 33639045

Randomized Controlled Trial

“These results suggest an early beneficial effect of the combination of vitamin K2 and vitamin D3 on BMD in ALL patients especially during the period of intensive steroid therapy in the first months.”

Solmaz et al. · Authors' conclusion

Names both Vitamin D3 and Vitamin K2 in its title.

Therapeutic effects of systemic vitamin k2 and vitamin d3 on gingival inflammation and alveolar bone in rats with experimentally induced periodontitis.

Journal of periodontology · 2015 · PMID 25569194

Comparative StudyAnimal study

“Within the limitations of this study, vitamin D3 and K2 alone or in combination did not affect gingival IL-1β and IL-10, serum B-ALP and TRAP-5b levels, or alveolar bone compared with conventional periodontal therapy alone.”

Aral et al. · Authors' conclusion

Names both Vitamin D3 and Vitamin K2 in its title.

Physical and turbidimetric properties of cholecalciferol- and menaquinone-loaded lipid nanocarriers emulsified with polysorbate 80 and soy lecithin.

Food chemistry · 2021 · PMID 33503533

“In turbidimetric analysis, the destabilization by creaming formation in the upper layer of the lipid nanocarriers emulsified with a high polysorbate ratio was observed. However, the use of combination of both emulsifiers inhibited destabilization by flocculation as well as retained the cholecalciferol and menaquinone after all heat treatments.”

Lee et al. · From the abstract

Names both Vitamin D3 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 Vitamin D3 and Vitamin K2 in its title.

Clinical Pharmacokinetics of Active Vitamin D3 and its derivatives, and Vitamin K2(Menatetrenone).

Clinical calcium · 2016 · PMID 27777388

Human subjects

“Active vitamin D3 and its derivatives have their own feature of pharmacokinetics, due to differences in binding affinity for carrier protein such as vitamin D binding protein and in metabolism. Menatetrenone is easily absorbed from intestine, and distribute to bone higher than other natural vitamin K homologues.”

Tsugawa · From the abstract

Names both Vitamin D3 and Vitamin K2 in its title.

Limitations

What this evidence cannot tell you.

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