Re: Vitamin D3 as an anticoagulant -- well documented on PubMed

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That may well explain why it affects cognition so quickly for me!

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> As a followup on the earlier question, I did a quick review of

> Vitamin D3 and coagulation/thrombosis. Pub Med Identifer with each

> quote. What I found very surprising was that it was as (or MORE)

> effective than heparin in some situations!!!!!

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> " The present data suggest a positive modulating effect of 1,25-

> dihydroxy-vitamin D(3) supplementation on sepsis-induced

coagulation

> disturbances in the coecal ligation and puncture model " PMID:

17657282

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> " Vitamin D3 was effective against DIC in the rat model induced by

LPS

> only, whereas LMWH was effective against DIC in both rat models

> induced by either TF or LPS. The anti-DIC effect of vitamin D3 was

> equal to (or more potent than) that of LMWH. " PMID: 11246549

> LMWH - Low Molecular weight heparin

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> " Analogs of 1,25(OH)2D3 with anticoagulant activity may serve as

> adjunctive antithrombotic agents in monocytic leukemia and

> atherosclerotic disease. " PMID: 9639512

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> " Here we report that the combination of these two agents induced a

> 2.7 fold increase in the plasminogen activator activity on U 937

cell

> surfaces in comparison with 1 fold increase induced by INF tau and

> 1.3 fold increase by 1,25(OH)2D3. " PMID: 8385811

>

> " High dose calcitriol may reduce thrombosis [blood clotting] in

> cancer patients " PMID: 16984385

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> " Control of thrombosis by retinoids and vitamin D3 derivatives "

PMID:

> 10390885

>