Olmesartan (blood pressure drug Benecar) improves Vitamin D Receptor by an unknown amount

Created November 2017

  • When Olmesartan is taken at higher than normal dosing it apparently improved the Vitamin D Receptor

  • Unable to quickly find how much increase in VDR it actually provides

  • Benicar® Restores Vitamin D Receptor Competence June 2014

    • Nice description with 20 references
  • Science behind olmesartan (Benicar) Marshal Protocol
    • Safety of olmesartan
    • Potent anti-inflammatory
    • Vitamin D Receptor agonist
    • Pharmacodynamics
    • The unbound Vitamin D Receptor degrades quickly
    • Infected cells have VDRs with a shorter life span
    • Bacterial products down-regulate the expression of the VDR
    • Pregnane X Receptor (PXR) agonist
    • Other beneficial effects
    • Cardiovascular disease
    • Kidney disease
    • Historical note: early insights into the necessity of frequent ARB dosing
    • Other benefits of Olmesartan in patients - recent studies
    • Related publications and presentations
    • References

  • Ordering Olmesartan approx $1 per pill

  • Dosing: 1 pill every 4 hours thus the cost is ~$6/day

  • Bacterial Etiology of Chronic Illness Feb 2014

    • Describes use of olmesartan to improve VDR

See also Vitamin D Life

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