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. 2011 Aug 15;3(8):123–127. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v3.i8.123

Table 1.

Anti-cancer effects of vitamin D in various rodent models

Treatment Inducer Species Results Ref.
Supplement VDR knockout mouse Inhibition of hyperproliferation and adenoma formation [24]
Supplement Apc1638 mice Inhibition of carcinoma incidence [25]
Deficiency Balb/C mice Enhancement of cancer cell growth [26]
Supplement Balb/C mice Inhibition of tumor growth [27]
Supplement C57BL/6J mice Inhibition of hyperproliferation [28]
Inhibition of tumor incidence
Deficiency DMH SD rat No effect [29]
Deficiency SD rat Enhancement of carcinogenesis [30]
Supplement DMH Fisher344 rat No effect [31]
Supplement DMH Fisher344 rat Inhibition of tumor incidence [32]