Plasma Levels of Vitamin D Metabolites in Fetal and Pregnant Ewes 1

Abstract The plasma concentrations of calcium; inorganic phosphorus; 25-hydroxyvitamin D; 24,25-dihydroxyvitamin D; and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D were determined in sheep maternal and fetal arterial circulations. In addition, plasma concentrations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D were determined simultaneously across the uterine and umbilical circulations. Fetal arterial levels of calcium (r = 0.560); inorganic phosphorus (r = −0.095); and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D (r = 0.040) were significantly higher than and did not correlate with maternal arterial levels. Maternal levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D were significantly higher than and correlated (r = 0.693) with fetal 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels. No significant difference existed between maternal and fetal arterial levels of 24,25-dihydroxyvitamin D. No significant difference was detected in the concentrations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D across the uterine or umbilical circulations.

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