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Dasgupta S, Dutta J, Annamaneni S, Kudugunti N, Battini MR. Association of vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms with polycystic ovary syndrome among Indian women. Indian J Med Res 2016; 142:276-85. [PMID: 26458343 PMCID: PMC4669862 DOI: 10.4103/0971-5916.166587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Background & objectives: The Vitamin-D receptor (VDR) regulates vitamin D levels and calcium metabolism in the body and these are known to be associated with endocrine dysfunctions, insulin resistance and type-2 diabetes in polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS). Studies on VDR polymorphisms among PCOS women are sparse. We undertook this study to investigate the association pattern of VDR polymorphisms (Cdx2, Fok1, Apa1 and Taq1) with PCOS among Indian women. Methods: For the present study, 250 women with PCOS and 250 normal healthy control women were selected from Hyderabad city, Telangana, India. The four VDR polymorphisms were genotyped and analysed using ASM-PCR (allele specific multiple PCR) and PCR-RFLP (restriction fragment length polymorphism). Results: The genotype and allele frequency distributions of only Cdx2 showed significant difference between the PCOS cases and control women, indicating protective role of this SNP against PCOS phenotype. However, significant association was observed between VDR genotypes and some of the PCOS specific clinical/biochemical traits. For example, Fok1 showed a significant genotypic difference for the presence of infertility and Cdx2 genotpes showed association with testosterone levels. Further, the two haplotypes, ACCA and ACTA, were found to be significantly associated with PCOS indicating haplotype specific risk. Interpretation & conclusions: Although VDR polymorphisms have not shown significant association with PCOS, in view of functional significance of the SNPs considered, one cannot yet rule out the possibility of their association with PCOS. Further, specifically designed studies on large cohorts are required to conclusively establish the role of VDR polymorphisms in PCOS, particularly including data on vitamin D levels.
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- Molecular Anthropology Group, Biological Anthropology Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, Hyderabad, India
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Lin Z, Marepally SR, Kim TK, Janjetovic Z, Oak AS, Postlethwaite AE, Myers LK, Tuckey RC, Slominski AT, Miller DD, Li W. Design, Synthesis and Biological Activities of Novel Gemini 20S-Hydroxyvitamin D3 Analogs. Anticancer Res 2016; 36:877-86. [PMID: 26976974 PMCID: PMC5363177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Vitamin D3 (D3) can be metabolized by cytochrome P450scc (CYP11A1) into 20S-hydroxyvitamin D3 (20D3) as a major metabolite. This bioactive metabolite has shown strong antiproliferative, antifibrotic, pro-differentiation and anti-inflammatory effects while being non-toxic (non-calcemic) at high concentrations. Since D3 analogs with two symmetric side chains (Gemini analogs) result in potent activation of the vitamin D receptor (VDR), we hypothesized that the chain length and composition of these types of analogs also containing a 20-hydroxyl group would affect their biological activities. In this study, we designed and synthesized a series of Gemini 20D3 analogs. Biological tests showed that some of these analogs are partial VDR activators and can significantly stimulate the expression of mRNA for VDR and VDR-regulated genes including CYP24A1 and transient receptor potential cation channel V6 (TRPV6). These analogs inhibited the proliferation of melanoma cells with potency comparable to that of 1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3. Moreover, these analogs reduced the level of interferon γ and up-regulated the expression of leukocyte associated immunoglobulin-like receptor 1 in splenocytes, indicating that they have potent anti-inflammatory activities. There are no clear correlations between the Gemini chain length and their VDR activation or biological activities, consistent with the high flexibility of the ligand-binding pocket of the VDR.
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- Zongtao Lin
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, U.S.A
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, U.S.A
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, U.S.A
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, U.S.A
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, U.S.A
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- Department of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, U.S.A. Veterans Affairs Medical Center at Memphis, Memphis, TN, U.S.A
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- Department of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, U.S.A
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, U.S.A. Veterans Affairs Medical Center at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, U.S.A
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, U.S.A
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, U.S.A.
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Ohya S, Kito H, Hatano N, Muraki K. Recent advances in therapeutic strategies that focus on the regulation of ion channel expression. Pharmacol Ther 2016; 160:11-43. [PMID: 26896566 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2016.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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A number of different ion channel types are involved in cell signaling networks, and homeostatic regulatory mechanisms contribute to the control of ion channel expression. Profiling of global gene expression using microarray technology has recently provided novel insights into the molecular mechanisms underlying the homeostatic and pathological control of ion channel expression. It has demonstrated that the dysregulation of ion channel expression is associated with the pathogenesis of neural, cardiovascular, and immune diseases as well as cancers. In addition to the transcriptional, translational, and post-translational regulation of ion channels, potentially important evidence on the mechanisms controlling ion channel expression has recently been accumulated. The regulation of alternative pre-mRNA splicing is therefore a novel therapeutic strategy for the treatment of dominant-negative splicing disorders. Epigenetic modification plays a key role in various pathological conditions through the regulation of pluripotency genes. Inhibitors of pre-mRNA splicing and histone deacetyalase/methyltransferase have potential as potent therapeutic drugs for cancers and autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. Moreover, membrane-anchoring proteins, lysosomal and proteasomal degradation-related molecules, auxiliary subunits, and pharmacological agents alter the protein folding, membrane trafficking, and post-translational modifications of ion channels, and are linked to expression-defect channelopathies. In this review, we focused on recent insights into the transcriptional, spliceosomal, epigenetic, and proteasomal regulation of ion channel expression: Ca(2+) channels (TRPC/TRPV/TRPM/TRPA/Orai), K(+) channels (voltage-gated, KV/Ca(2+)-activated, KCa/two-pore domain, K2P/inward-rectifier, Kir), and Ca(2+)-activated Cl(-) channels (TMEM16A/TMEM16B). Furthermore, this review highlights expression of these ion channels in expression-defect channelopathies.
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- Susumu Ohya
- Department of Pharmacology, Division of Pathological Sciences, Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, Kyoto 607-8414, Japan.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Division of Pathological Sciences, Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, Kyoto 607-8414, Japan
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- Laboratory of Cellular Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Aichi-Gakuin University, Nagoya 464-8650, Japan
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- Laboratory of Cellular Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Aichi-Gakuin University, Nagoya 464-8650, Japan.
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Shaik-Dasthagirisaheb Y, Conti P. Impact of vitamin D on asthma. Eur Geriatr Med 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurger.2015.10.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Christakos S, Dhawan P, Verstuyf A, Verlinden L, Carmeliet G. Vitamin D: Metabolism, Molecular Mechanism of Action, and Pleiotropic Effects. Physiol Rev 2016; 96:365-408. [PMID: 26681795 PMCID: PMC4839493 DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00014.2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1061] [Impact Index Per Article: 132.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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1,25-Dihydroxvitamin D3 [1,25(OH)2D3] is the hormonally active form of vitamin D. The genomic mechanism of 1,25(OH)2D3 action involves the direct binding of the 1,25(OH)2D3 activated vitamin D receptor/retinoic X receptor (VDR/RXR) heterodimeric complex to specific DNA sequences. Numerous VDR co-regulatory proteins have been identified, and genome-wide studies have shown that the actions of 1,25(OH)2D3 involve regulation of gene activity at a range of locations many kilobases from the transcription start site. The structure of the liganded VDR/RXR complex was recently characterized using cryoelectron microscopy, X-ray scattering, and hydrogen deuterium exchange. These recent technological advances will result in a more complete understanding of VDR coactivator interactions, thus facilitating cell and gene specific clinical applications. Although the identification of mechanisms mediating VDR-regulated transcription has been one focus of recent research in the field, other topics of fundamental importance include the identification and functional significance of proteins involved in the metabolism of vitamin D. CYP2R1 has been identified as the most important 25-hydroxylase, and a critical role for CYP24A1 in humans was noted in studies showing that inactivating mutations in CYP24A1 are a probable cause of idiopathic infantile hypercalcemia. In addition, studies using knockout and transgenic mice have provided new insight on the physiological role of vitamin D in classical target tissues as well as evidence of extraskeletal effects of 1,25(OH)2D3 including inhibition of cancer progression, effects on the cardiovascular system, and immunomodulatory effects in certain autoimmune diseases. Some of the mechanistic findings in mouse models have also been observed in humans. The identification of similar pathways in humans could lead to the development of new therapies to prevent and treat disease.
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- Sylvia Christakos
- Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey; and Laboratory of Clinical and Experimental Endocrinology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey; and Laboratory of Clinical and Experimental Endocrinology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey; and Laboratory of Clinical and Experimental Endocrinology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey; and Laboratory of Clinical and Experimental Endocrinology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey; and Laboratory of Clinical and Experimental Endocrinology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Reyes-Fernandez PC, Fleet JC. Compensatory Changes in Calcium Metabolism Accompany the Loss of Vitamin D Receptor (VDR) From the Distal Intestine and Kidney of Mice. J Bone Miner Res 2016; 31. [PMID: 26211511 PMCID: PMC4846362 DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.2600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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1,25 Dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1,25(OH)2 D) increases intestinal Ca absorption when dietary Ca intake is low by inducing gene expression through the vitamin D receptor (VDR). 1,25(OH)2 D-regulated Ca absorption has been studied extensively in the small intestine, but VDR is also present in the large intestine. Our goal was to determine the impact of large intestinal VDR deletion on Ca and bone metabolism. We used transgenic mice expressing Cre-recombinase driven by the 9.5-kb human caudal type homeobox 2 (CDX2) promoter to delete floxed VDR alleles from the caudal region of the mouse (CDX2-KO). Weanling CDX2-KO mice and control littermates were fed low (0.25%) or normal (0.5%) Ca diets for 7 weeks. Serum and urinary Ca, vitamin D metabolites, bone parameters, and gene expression were analyzed. Loss of the VDR in CDX2-KO was confirmed in colon and kidney. Unexpectedly, CDX2-KO had lower serum PTH (-65% of controls, p < 0.001) but normal serum 1,25(OH)2 D and Ca levels. Despite elevated urinary Ca loss (eightfold higher in CDX2-KO) and reduced colonic target genes TRPV6 (-90%) and CaBPD9k (-80%) mRNA levels, CDX2-KO mice had only modestly lower femoral bone density. Interestingly, duodenal TRPV6 and CaBPD9k mRNA expression was fourfold and threefold higher, respectively, and there was a trend toward increased duodenal Ca absorption (+19%, p = 0.076) in the CDX2-KO mice. The major finding of this study is that large intestine VDR significantly contributes to whole-body Ca metabolism but that duodenal compensation may prevent the consequences of VDR deletion from large intestine and kidney in growing mice.
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- Department of Nutrition Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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Kaufmann M, Lee SM, Pike JW, Jones G. A High-Calcium and Phosphate Rescue Diet and VDR-Expressing Transgenes Normalize Serum Vitamin D Metabolite Profiles and Renal Cyp27b1 and Cyp24a1 Expression in VDR Null Mice. Endocrinology 2015; 156:4388-97. [PMID: 26441239 PMCID: PMC4655220 DOI: 10.1210/en.2015-1664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Vitamin D receptor (VDR)-mediated 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1,25(OH)2D3)-dependent gene expression is compromised in the VDR null mouse. The biological consequences include: hypocalcemia, hypophosphatemia, elevated parathyroid hormone (PTH) and 1,25(OH)2D3, and consequential skeletal abnormalities. CYP24A1 is a cytochrome P450 enzyme that is involved in the side chain oxidation and destruction of both 1,25(OH)2D3 and 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 (25-OH-D3). In the current studies, we used liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry technology to compare the metabolic profiles of VDR null mice fed either a normal or a calcium and phosphate-enriched rescue diet and to assess the consequence of transgenic expression of either mouse or human VDR genes in the same background. Serum 1,25(OH)2D3 levels in VDR null mice on normal chow were highly elevated (>3000 pg/mL) coincident with undetectable levels of catabolites such as 24,25-(OH)2D3 and 25-OH-D3-26,23-lactone normally observed in wild-type mice. The rescue diet corrected serum Ca(++), PTH, and 1,25(OH)2D3 values and restored basal expression of Cyp24a1 as evidenced by both renal expression of Cyp24a1 and detection of 24,25-(OH)2D3 and the 25-OH-D3-26,23-lactone. Unexpectedly, this diet also resulted in supranormal levels of 3-epi-24,25-(OH)2D3 and 3-epi-25-OH-D3-26,23-lactone. The reappearance of serum 24,25-(OH)2D3 and renal Cyp24a1 expression after rescue suggests that basal levels of Cyp24a1 may be repressed by high PTH. Introduction of transgenes for either mouse or human VDR also normalized vitamin D metabolism in VDR null mice, whereas this metabolic pattern was unaffected by a transgene encoding a ligand binding-deficient mutant (L233S) human VDR. We conclude that liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry-based metabolic profiling is an ideal analytical method to study mouse models with alterations in calcium/phosphate homeostasis.
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- Martin Kaufmann
- Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences (M.K., G.J.), Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada K7L3N6; and Department of Biochemistry (S.M.L., J.W.P.), University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
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- Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences (M.K., G.J.), Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada K7L3N6; and Department of Biochemistry (S.M.L., J.W.P.), University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
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- Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences (M.K., G.J.), Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada K7L3N6; and Department of Biochemistry (S.M.L., J.W.P.), University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
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- Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences (M.K., G.J.), Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada K7L3N6; and Department of Biochemistry (S.M.L., J.W.P.), University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
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Lieben L, Verlinden L, Masuyama R, Torrekens S, Moermans K, Schoonjans L, Carmeliet P, Carmeliet G. Extra-intestinal calcium handling contributes to normal serum calcium levels when intestinal calcium absorption is suboptimal. Bone 2015; 81:502-512. [PMID: 26319498 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2015.08.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2015] [Revised: 08/18/2015] [Accepted: 08/20/2015] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The active form of vitamin D, 1,25(OH)2D, is a crucial regulator of calcium homeostasis, especially through stimulation of intestinal calcium transport. Lack of intestinal vitamin D receptor (VDR) signaling does however not result in hypocalcemia, because the increased 1,25(OH)2D levels stimulate calcium handling in extra-intestinal tissues. Systemic VDR deficiency, on the other hand, results in hypocalcemia because calcium handling is impaired not only in the intestine, but also in kidney and bone. It remains however unclear whether low intestinal VDR activity, as observed during aging, is sufficient for intestinal calcium transport and for mineral and bone homeostasis. To this end, we generated mice that expressed the Vdr exclusively in the gut, but at reduced levels. We found that ~15% of intestinal VDR expression greatly prevented the Vdr null phenotype in young-adult mice, including the severe hypocalcemia. Serum calcium levels were, however, in the low-normal range, which may be due to the suboptimal intestinal calcium absorption, renal calcium loss, insufficient increase in bone resorption and normal calcium incorporation in the bone matrix. In conclusion, our results indicate that low intestinal VDR levels improve intestinal calcium absorption compared to Vdr null mice, but also show that 1,25(OH)2D-mediated fine-tuning of renal calcium reabsorption and bone mineralization and resorption is required to maintain fully normal serum calcium levels.
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- Liesbet Lieben
- Laboratory of Clinical and Experimental Endocrinology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Clinical and Experimental Endocrinology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Clinical and Experimental Endocrinology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Clinical and Experimental Endocrinology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Clinical and Experimental Endocrinology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Angiogenesis and Neurovascular link, Vesalius Research Center, Department of Oncology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Laboratory of Angiogenesis and Neurovascular link, Vesalius Research Center, VIB, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Angiogenesis and Neurovascular link, Vesalius Research Center, Department of Oncology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Laboratory of Angiogenesis and Neurovascular link, Vesalius Research Center, VIB, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Clinical and Experimental Endocrinology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
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Modulation of intestinal calcium and phosphate transport in young goats fed a nitrogen- and/or calcium-reduced diet. Br J Nutr 2015; 114:1949-64. [PMID: 26443238 DOI: 10.1017/s000711451500375x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Feeding ruminants a reduced N diet is a common approach to reduce N output based on rumino-hepatic circulation. However, a reduction in N intake caused massive changes in Ca and inorganic phosphate (Pi) homoeostasis in goats. Although a single dietary Ca reduction stimulated intestinal Ca absorption in a calcitriol-dependent manner, a concomitant reduction of Ca and N supply led to a decrease in calcitriol, and therefore a modulation of intestinal Ca and Pi absorption. The aim of this study was to examine the potential effects of dietary N or Ca reduction separately on intestinal Ca and Pi transport in young goats. Animals were allocated to a control, N-reduced, Ca-reduced or combined N- and Ca-reduced diet for about 6-8 weeks, whereby N content was reduced by 25 % compared with recommendations. In Ussing chamber experiments, intestinal Ca flux rates significantly decreased in goats fed a reduced N diet, whereas Pi flux rates were unaffected. In contrast, a dietary Ca reduction stimulated Ca flux rates and decreased Pi flux rates. The combined dietary N and Ca reduction withdrew the stimulating effect of dietary Ca reduction on Ca flux rates. The expression of Ca-transporting proteins decreased with a reduced N diet too, whereas Pi-transporting proteins were unaffected. In conclusion, a dietary N reduction decreased intestinal Ca transport by diminishing Ca-transporting proteins, which became clear during simultaneous N and Ca reduction. Therefore, N supply in young ruminant nutrition is of special concern for intestinal Ca transport.
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Tomilin V, Mamenko M, Zaika O, Pochynyuk O. Role of renal TRP channels in physiology and pathology. Semin Immunopathol 2015; 38:371-83. [PMID: 26385481 DOI: 10.1007/s00281-015-0527-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2015] [Accepted: 09/04/2015] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Kidneys critically contribute to the maintenance of whole-body homeostasis by governing water and electrolyte balance, controlling extracellular fluid volume, plasma osmolality, and blood pressure. Renal function is regulated by numerous systemic endocrine and local mechanical stimuli. Kidneys possess a complex network of membrane receptors, transporters, and ion channels which allows responding to this wide array of signaling inputs in an integrative manner. Transient receptor potential (TRP) channel family members with diverse modes of activation, varied permeation properties, and capability to integrate multiple downstream signals are pivotal molecular determinants of renal function all along the nephron. This review summarizes experimental data on the role of TRP channels in a healthy mammalian kidney and discusses their involvement in renal pathologies.
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- Viktor Tomilin
- Department of Integrative Biology and Pharmacology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 6431 Fannin, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.,Institute of Cytology, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
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- Department of Integrative Biology and Pharmacology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 6431 Fannin, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Integrative Biology and Pharmacology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 6431 Fannin, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Integrative Biology and Pharmacology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 6431 Fannin, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
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Reyes-Fernandez PC, Fleet JC. Luminal glucose does not enhance active intestinal calcium absorption in mice: evidence against a role for Ca(v)1.3 as a mediator of calcium uptake during absorption. Nutr Res 2015; 35:1009-15. [PMID: 26403486 DOI: 10.1016/j.nutres.2015.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2015] [Revised: 08/25/2015] [Accepted: 08/27/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Intestinal Ca absorption occurs through a 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1,25(OH)2D3)-regulated transcellular pathway, especially when habitual dietary Ca intake is low. Recently the L-type voltage-gated Ca channel, Cav1.3, was proposed to mediate active, transcellular Ca absorption in response to membrane depolarization caused by elevated luminal glucose levels after a meal. We tested the hypothesis that high luminal glucose could reveal a role for Cav1.3 in active intestinal Ca absorption in mice. Nine-week-old male C57BL/6 J mice were fed AIN93G diets containing either low (0.125%) or high (1%) Ca for 1 week, and Ca absorption was examined by an oral gavage method using a 45Ca-transport buffer containing 25 mmol/L of glucose or fructose. Transient receptor potential vanilloid 6 (TRPV6), calbindin D9k (CaBPD9k), and Cav1.3 messenger RNA (mRNA) levels were measured in the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum. TRPV6 and CaBPD9k expressions were highest in the duodenum, where active, 1,25(OH)2D3-regulated Ca absorption occurs, whereas Cav1.3 mRNA levels were similar across the intestinal segments. As expected, the low-Ca diet increased renal cytochrome p450-27B1 (CYP27B1) mRNA (P = .003), serum 1,25(OH)2D3 (P < .001), and Ca absorption efficiency by 2-fold with the fructose buffer. However, the glucose buffer used to favor Cav1.3 activation did not increase Ca absorption efficiency (P = .6) regardless of the dietary Ca intake level. Collectively, our results show that glucose did not enhance Ca absorption and they do not support a critical role for Cav1.3 in either basal or vitamin D-regulated intestinal Ca absorption in vivo.
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- Department of Nutrition Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2059, USA.
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Does maternal VDR FokI single nucleotide polymorphism have an effect on lead levels of placenta, maternal and cord bloods? Placenta 2015; 36:870-5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2015.06.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2015] [Revised: 06/23/2015] [Accepted: 06/25/2015] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Carmeliet G, Dermauw V, Bouillon R. Vitamin D signaling in calcium and bone homeostasis: a delicate balance. Best Pract Res Clin Endocrinol Metab 2015; 29:621-31. [PMID: 26303088 DOI: 10.1016/j.beem.2015.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Loss-of-function mutations in genes involved in the vitamin D/vitamin D receptor system have clearly evidenced its critical role for mineral and skeletal homeostasis. Adequate levels of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D [1,25(OH)2D], the active form of vitamin D are therefore required and depend on sufficient sunlight exposure or dietary intake. Intestinal calcium absorption is a primary target of 1,25(OH)2D action and this pathway indirectly promotes calcium incorporation in bone. Severe vitamin D deficiency may thus decrease bone quality and leads to osteomalacia, whereas less severe deficiency increases the risk of osteoporosis and bone fractures. On the other hand, high vitamin D levels together with low dietary calcium intake will increase bone resorption and decrease bone mineralization in order to maintain normal serum calcium levels. Appropriate dietary calcium intake and sufficient serum vitamin D levels are thus important for skeletal health. Dosing of calcium and vitamin D supplements is still debated and requires further investigation.
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- Geert Carmeliet
- Laboratory of Clinical and Experimental Endocrinology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Clinical and Experimental Endocrinology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Clinical and Experimental Endocrinology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
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Zhang YG, Wu S, Lu R, Zhou D, Zhou J, Carmeliet G, Petrof E, Claud EC, Sun J. Tight junction CLDN2 gene is a direct target of the vitamin D receptor. Sci Rep 2015. [PMID: 26212084 PMCID: PMC4650691 DOI: 10.1038/srep10642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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The breakdown of the intestinal barrier is a common manifestation of many diseases. Recent evidence suggests that vitamin D and its receptor VDR may regulate intestinal barrier function. Claudin-2 is a tight junction protein that mediates paracellular water transport in intestinal epithelia, rendering them “leaky”. Using whole body VDR-/- mice, intestinal epithelial VDR conditional knockout (VDRΔIEC) mice, and cultured human intestinal epithelial cells, we demonstrate here that the CLDN2 gene is a direct target of the transcription factor VDR. The Caudal-Related Homeobox (Cdx) protein family is a group of the transcription factor proteins which bind to DNA to regulate the expression of genes. Our data showed that VDR-enhances Claudin-2 promoter activity in a Cdx1 binding site-dependent manner. We further identify a functional vitamin D response element (VDRE) 5΄-AGATAACAAAGGTCA-3΄ in the Cdx1 site of the Claudin-2 promoter. It is a VDRE required for the regulation of Claudin-2 by vitamin D. Absence of VDR decreased Claudin-2 expression by abolishing VDR/promoter binding. In vivo, VDR deletion in intestinal epithelial cells led to significant decreased Claudin-2 in VDR-/- and VDRΔIEC mice. The current study reveals an important and novel mechanism for VDR by regulation of epithelial barriers.
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- Yong-guo Zhang
- Department of Biochemistry, Rush University, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Rush University, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Rush University, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, USA
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- Department of Physiology, Kansas City University of Medicine and Bioscience, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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- Lab of Experimental Medicine and Endocrinology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Medicine, GI Diseases Research Unit and Division of Infectious Diseases, Queen's University, Ontario, Canada
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- Departments of Pediatrics and Medicine, The University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- 1] Department of Biochemistry, Rush University, Chicago, Illinois, USA [2] Department of Pathology, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, USA
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Wu S, Zhang YG, Lu R, Xia Y, Zhou D, Petrof E, Claud EC, Chen D, Chang EB, Carmeliet G, Sun J. Intestinal epithelial vitamin D receptor deletion leads to defective autophagy in colitis. Gut 2015; 64:1082-94. [PMID: 25080448 PMCID: PMC4312277 DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2014-307436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 230] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2014] [Accepted: 07/15/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Vitamin D and the vitamin D receptor (VDR) appear to be important immunological regulators of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). Defective autophagy has also been implicated in IBD, where interestingly, polymorphisms of genes such as ATG16L1 have been associated with increased risk. Although vitamin D, the microbiome and autophagy are all involved in pathogenesis of IBD, it remains unclear whether these processes are related or function independently. DESIGN We investigated the effects and mechanisms of intestinal epithelial VDR in healthy and inflamed states using cell culture models, a conditional VDR knockout mouse model (VDR(ΔIEC)), colitis models and human samples. RESULTS Absence of intestinal epithelial VDR affects microbial assemblage and increases susceptibility to dextran sulfate sodium-induced colitis. Intestinal epithelial VDR downregulates expressions of ATG16L1 and lysozyme, and impairs antimicrobial function of Paneth cells. Gain and loss-of-function assays showed that VDR levels regulate ATG16L1 and lysozyme at the transcriptional and translational levels. Moreover, low levels of intestinal epithelial VDR correlated with reduced ATG16L1 and representation by intestinal Bacteroides in patients with IBD. Administration of the butyrate (a fermentation product of gut microbes) increases intestinal VDR expression and suppresses inflammation in a colitis model. CONCLUSIONS Our study demonstrates fundamental relationship between VDR, autophagy and gut microbial assemblage that is essential for maintaining intestinal homeostasis, but also in contributing to the pathophysiology of IBD. These insights can be leveraged to define therapeutic targets for restoring VDR expression and function.
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- Shaoping Wu
- Department of Biochemistry, Rush University, 1735 W. Harrison St., Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Rush University, 1735 W. Harrison St., Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Rush University, 1735 W. Harrison St., Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology, University of Rochester, 601 Elmwood Ave. Rochester, NY 14642, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Rochester, 601 Elmwood Ave. Rochester, NY 14642, USA
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- Department of Medicine, GI Diseases Research Unit and Division of Infectious Diseases, Queen's University, 76 Stuart Street, Kingston, Ontario K7L 2V7, Canada
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- Departments of Pediatrics, The University of Chicago Medical Center, 5841 S. Maryland Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60637, U.S.A., Departments of Medicine, The University of Chicago Medical Center, 5841 S. Maryland Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60637, U.S.A
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- Department of Biochemistry, Rush University, 1735 W. Harrison St., Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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- Departments of Medicine, The University of Chicago Medical Center, 5841 S. Maryland Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60637, U.S.A
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- Laboratory of Experimental Medicine and Endocrinology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, B-3000 Belgium
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- Department of Biochemistry, Rush University, 1735 W. Harrison St., Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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Diaz de Barboza G, Guizzardi S, Tolosa de Talamoni N. Molecular aspects of intestinal calcium absorption. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21:7142-7154. [PMID: 26109800 PMCID: PMC4476875 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i23.7142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2015] [Revised: 03/21/2015] [Accepted: 04/17/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Intestinal Ca2+ absorption is a crucial physiological process for maintaining bone mineralization and Ca2+ homeostasis. It occurs through the transcellular and paracellular pathways. The first route comprises 3 steps: the entrance of Ca2+ across the brush border membranes (BBM) of enterocytes through epithelial Ca2+ channels TRPV6, TRPV5, and Cav1.3; Ca2+ movement from the BBM to the basolateral membranes by binding proteins with high Ca2+ affinity (such as CB9k); and Ca2+ extrusion into the blood. Plasma membrane Ca2+ ATPase (PMCA1b) and sodium calcium exchanger (NCX1) are mainly involved in the exit of Ca2+ from enterocytes. A novel molecule, the 4.1R protein, seems to be a partner of PMCA1b, since both molecules co-localize and interact. The paracellular pathway consists of Ca2+ transport through transmembrane proteins of tight junction structures, such as claudins 2, 12, and 15. There is evidence of crosstalk between the transcellular and paracellular pathways in intestinal Ca2+ transport. When intestinal oxidative stress is triggered, there is a decrease in the expression of several molecules of both pathways that inhibit intestinal Ca2+ absorption. Normalization of redox status in the intestine with drugs such as quercetin, ursodeoxycholic acid, or melatonin return intestinal Ca2+ transport to control values. Calcitriol [1,25(OH)2D3] is the major controlling hormone of intestinal Ca2+ transport. It increases the gene and protein expression of most of the molecules involved in both pathways. PTH, thyroid hormones, estrogens, prolactin, growth hormone, and glucocorticoids apparently also regulate Ca2+ transport by direct action, indirect mechanism mediated by the increase of renal 1,25(OH)2D3 production, or both. Different physiological conditions, such as growth, pregnancy, lactation, and aging, adjust intestinal Ca2+ absorption according to Ca2+ demands. Better knowledge of the molecular details of intestinal Ca2+ absorption could lead to the development of nutritional and medical strategies for optimizing the efficiency of intestinal Ca2+ absorption and preventing osteoporosis and other pathologies related to Ca2+ metabolism.
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Lee SM, Riley EM, Meyer MB, Benkusky NA, Plum LA, DeLuca HF, Pike JW. 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 Controls a Cohort of Vitamin D Receptor Target Genes in the Proximal Intestine That Is Enriched for Calcium-regulating Components. J Biol Chem 2015; 290:18199-18215. [PMID: 26041780 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m115.665794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2015] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1,25(OH)2D3) plays an integral role in calcium homeostasis in higher organisms through its actions in the intestine, kidney, and skeleton. Interestingly, although several intestinal genes are known to play a contributory role in calcium homeostasis, the entire caste of key components remains to be identified. To examine this issue, Cyp27b1 null mice on either a normal or a high calcium/phosphate-containing rescue diet were treated with vehicle or 1,25(OH)2D3 and evaluated 6 h later. RNA samples from the duodena were then subjected to RNA sequence analysis, and the data were analyzed bioinformatically. 1,25(OH)2D3 altered expression of large collections of genes in animals under either dietary condition. 45 genes were found common to both 1,25(OH)2D3-treated groups and were composed of genes previously linked to intestinal calcium uptake, including S100g, Trpv6, Atp2b1, and Cldn2 as well as others. An additional distinct network of 56 genes was regulated exclusively by diet. We then conducted a ChIP sequence analysis of binding sites for the vitamin D receptor (VDR) across the proximal intestine in vitamin D-sufficient normal mice treated with vehicle or 1,25(OH)2D3. The residual VDR cistrome was composed of 4617 sites, which was increased almost 4-fold following hormone treatment. Interestingly, the majority of the genes regulated by 1,25(OH)2D3 in each diet group as well as those found in common in both groups contained frequent VDR sites that likely regulated their expression. This study revealed a global network of genes in the intestine that both represent direct targets of vitamin D action in mice and are involved in calcium absorption.
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- Seong Min Lee
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706.
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Suda T, Masuyama R, Bouillon R, Carmeliet G. Physiological functions of vitamin D: what we have learned from global and conditional VDR knockout mouse studies. Curr Opin Pharmacol 2015; 22:87-99. [PMID: 25938686 DOI: 10.1016/j.coph.2015.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2015] [Revised: 04/01/2015] [Accepted: 04/12/2015] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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The physiological role of vitamin D depends on calcium supply and calcium balance. When the calcium balance is normal, the major target of vitamin D is intestine. Vitamin D stimulates mainly active intestinal calcium transport mechanism. During a negative calcium balance, bone effects of vitamin D become dominant. Thus, the role of vitamin D in maintaining normocalcemia appears to have priority over skeletal integrity in these situations.
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- Tatsuo Suda
- Research Center for Genomic Medicine, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan.
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- Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Clinical and Experimental Endocrinology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Clinical and Experimental Endocrinology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Groves NJ, McGrath JJ, Burne THJ. Vitamin D as a neurosteroid affecting the developing and adult brain. Annu Rev Nutr 2015; 34:117-41. [PMID: 25033060 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-nutr-071813-105557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 149] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Vitamin D deficiency is prevalent throughout the world, and growing evidence supports a requirement for optimal vitamin D levels for the healthy developing and adult brain. Vitamin D has important roles in proliferation and differentiation, calcium signaling within the brain, and neurotrophic and neuroprotective actions; it may also alter neurotransmission and synaptic plasticity. Recent experimental studies highlight the impact that vitamin D deficiency has on brain function in health and disease. In addition, results from recent animal studies suggest that vitamin D deficiency during adulthood may exacerbate underlying brain disorders and/or worsen recovery from brain stressors. An increasing number of epidemiological studies indicate that vitamin D deficiency is associated with a wide range of neuropsychiatric disorders and neurodegenerative diseases. Vitamin D supplementation is readily available and affordable, and this review highlights the need for further research.
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- Natalie J Groves
- Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland 4072, Australia;
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Radhakrishnan VM, Kojs P, Ramalingam R, Midura-Kiela MT, Angeli P, Kiela PR, Ghishan FK. Experimental colitis is associated with transcriptional inhibition of Na+/Ca2+ exchanger isoform 1 (NCX1) expression by interferon γ in the renal distal convoluted tubules. J Biol Chem 2015; 290:8964-74. [PMID: 25648899 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.616516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2014] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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NCX1 is a Na(+)/Ca(2+) exchanger, which is believed to provide a key route for basolateral Ca(2+) efflux in the renal epithelia, thus contributing to renal Ca(2+) reabsorption. Altered mineral homeostasis, including intestinal and renal Ca(2+) transport may represent a significant component of the pathophysiology of the bone mineral density loss associated with Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD). The objective of our research was to investigate the effects of TNBS and DSS colitis and related inflammatory mediators on renal Ncx1 expression. Colitis was associated with decreased renal Ncx1 expression, as examined by real-time RT-PCR, Western blotting, and immunofluorescence. In mIMCD3 cells, IFNγ significantly reduced Ncx1 mRNA and protein expression. Similar effects were observed in cells transiently transfected with a reporter construct bearing the promoter region of the kidney-specific Ncx1 gene. This inhibitory effect of IFNγ is mediated by STAT1 recruitment to the proximal promoter region of Ncx1. Further in vivo study with Stat1(-/-) mice confirmed that STAT1 is indeed required for the IFNγ mediated Ncx1 gene regulation. These results strongly support the hypothesis that impaired renal Ca(2+) handling occurs in experimental colitis. Negative regulation of NCX1- mediated renal Ca(2+) absorption by IFNγ may significantly contribute to the altered Ca(2+) homeostasis in IBD patients and to IBD-associated loss of bone mineral density.
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- From the Departments of Pediatrics, Steele Children's Research Center and
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- Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218
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- From the Departments of Pediatrics, Steele Children's Research Center and Immunobiology, University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, Tucson, Arizona 85724, and
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- From the Departments of Pediatrics, Steele Children's Research Center and
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Lameris AL, Nevalainen PI, Reijnen D, Simons E, Eygensteyn J, Monnens L, Bindels RJM, Hoenderop JGJ. Segmental transport of Ca²⁺ and Mg²⁺ along the gastrointestinal tract. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2015; 308:G206-16. [PMID: 25477372 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00093.2014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Calcium (Ca(2+)) and magnesium (Mg(2+)) ions are involved in many vital physiological functions. Since dietary intake is the only source of minerals for the body, intestinal absorption is essential for normal homeostatic levels. The aim of this study was to characterize the absorption of Ca(2+) as well as Mg(2+) along the gastrointestinal tract at a molecular and functional level. In both humans and mice the Ca(2+) channel transient receptor potential vanilloid subtype 6 (TRPV6) is expressed in the proximal intestinal segments, whereas Mg(2+) channel transient receptor potential melastatin subtype 6 (TRPM6) is expressed in the distal parts of the intestine. A method was established to measure the rate of Mg(2+) absorption from the intestine in a time-dependent manner by use of (25)Mg(2+). In addition, local absorption of Ca(2+) and Mg(2+) in different segments of the intestine of mice was determined by using surgically implanted intestinal cannulas. By these methods, it was demonstrated that intestinal absorption of Mg(2+) is regulated by dietary needs in a vitamin D-independent manner. Also, it was shown that at low luminal concentrations, favoring transcellular absorption, Ca(2+) transport mainly takes place in the proximal segments of the intestine, whereas Mg(2+) absorption predominantly occurs in the distal part of the gastrointestinal tract. Vitamin D treatment of mice increased serum Mg(2+) levels and 24-h urinary Mg(2+) excretion, but not intestinal absorption of (25)Mg(2+). Segmental cannulation of the intestine and time-dependent absorption studies using (25)Mg(2+) provide new ways to study intestinal Mg(2+) absorption.
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- Anke L Lameris
- Department of Physiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- School of Medicine, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland; Department of Internal Medicine, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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- Central Animal Facility, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; and
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- Department of Physiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of General Instrumentation, Faculty of Sciences, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Physiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Physiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Physiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands;
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The distal convoluted tubule (DCT) is a short nephron segment, interposed between the macula densa and collecting duct. Even though it is short, it plays a key role in regulating extracellular fluid volume and electrolyte homeostasis. DCT cells are rich in mitochondria, and possess the highest density of Na+/K+-ATPase along the nephron, where it is expressed on the highly amplified basolateral membranes. DCT cells are largely water impermeable, and reabsorb sodium and chloride across the apical membrane via electroneurtral pathways. Prominent among this is the thiazide-sensitive sodium chloride cotransporter, target of widely used diuretic drugs. These cells also play a key role in magnesium reabsorption, which occurs predominantly, via a transient receptor potential channel (TRPM6). Human genetic diseases in which DCT function is perturbed have provided critical insights into the physiological role of the DCT, and how transport is regulated. These include Familial Hyperkalemic Hypertension, the salt-wasting diseases Gitelman syndrome and EAST syndrome, and hereditary hypomagnesemias. The DCT is also established as an important target for the hormones angiotensin II and aldosterone; it also appears to respond to sympathetic-nerve stimulation and changes in plasma potassium. Here, we discuss what is currently known about DCT physiology. Early studies that determined transport rates of ions by the DCT are described, as are the channels and transporters expressed along the DCT with the advent of molecular cloning. Regulation of expression and activity of these channels and transporters is also described; particular emphasis is placed on the contribution of genetic forms of DCT dysregulation to our understanding.
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- James A McCormick
- Division of Nephrology & Hypertension, Oregon Health & Science University, & VA Medical Center, Portland, Oregon, United States
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Hdud IM, Loughna PT. Influence of 1α, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 [1, 25(OH)2D3] on the expression of Sox 9 and the transient receptor potential vanilloid 5/6 ion channels in equine articular chondrocytes. JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2014; 56:33. [PMID: 26290720 PMCID: PMC4540304 DOI: 10.1186/s40781-014-0033-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2014] [Accepted: 11/19/2014] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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BACKGROUND Sox 9 is a major marker of chondrocyte differentiation. When chondrocytes are cultured in vitro they progressively de-differentiate and this is associated with a decline in Sox 9 expression. The active form of vitamin D, 1, 25 (OH)2D3 has been shown to be protective of cartilage in both humans and animals. In this study equine articular chondrocytes were grown in culture and the effects of 1, 25 (OH)2D3 upon Sox 9 expression examined. The expression of the transient receptor potential vanilloid (TRPV) ion channels 5 and 6 in equine chondrocytes in vitro, we have previously shown, is inversely correlated with de-differentiation. The expression of these channels in response to 1, 25 (OH)2D3 administration was therefore also examined. RESULTS The active form of vitamin D (1, 25 (OH)2D3) when administered to cultured equine chondrocytes at two different concentrations significantly increased the expression of Sox 9 at both. In contrast 1, 25 (OH)2D3 had no significant effect upon the expression of either TRPV 5 or 6 at either the protein or the mRNA level. CONCLUSIONS The increased expression of Sox 9, in equine articular chondrocytes in vitro, in response to the active form of vitamin D suggests that this compound could be utilized to inhibit the progressive de-differentiation that is normally observed in these cells. It is also supportive of previous studies indicating that 1α, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 can have a protective effect upon cartilage in animals in vivo. The previously observed correlation between the degree of differentiation and the expression levels of TRPV 5/6 had suggested that these ion channels may have a direct involvement in, or be modulated by, the differentiation process in vitro. The data in the present study do not support this.
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- Ismail M Hdud
- School of Veterinary Medicine and Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Leicestershire, LE12 5RD UK ; School of Veterinary Medicine and Science, Tripoli University, Tripoli, Libya
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- School of Veterinary Medicine and Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Leicestershire, LE12 5RD UK ; Medical Research Council-Arthritis Research UK Centre for Musculoskeletal Ageing Research, University of Nottingham, Leicestershire, UK
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Kovacs CS. Bone development and mineral homeostasis in the fetus and neonate: roles of the calciotropic and phosphotropic hormones. Physiol Rev 2014; 94:1143-218. [PMID: 25287862 DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00014.2014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Mineral and bone metabolism are regulated differently in utero compared with the adult. The fetal kidneys, intestines, and skeleton are not dominant sources of mineral supply for the fetus. Instead, the placenta meets the fetal need for mineral by actively transporting calcium, phosphorus, and magnesium from the maternal circulation. These minerals are maintained in the fetal circulation at higher concentrations than in the mother and normal adult, and such high levels appear necessary for the developing skeleton to accrete a normal amount of mineral by term. Parathyroid hormone (PTH) and calcitriol circulate at low concentrations in the fetal circulation. Fetal bone development and the regulation of serum minerals are critically dependent on PTH and PTH-related protein, but not vitamin D/calcitriol, fibroblast growth factor-23, calcitonin, or the sex steroids. After birth, the serum calcium falls and phosphorus rises before gradually reaching adult values over the subsequent 24-48 h. The intestines are the main source of mineral for the neonate, while the kidneys reabsorb mineral, and bone turnover contributes mineral to the circulation. This switch in the regulation of mineral homeostasis is triggered by loss of the placenta and a postnatal fall in serum calcium, and is followed in sequence by a rise in PTH and then an increase in calcitriol. Intestinal calcium absorption is initially a passive process facilitated by lactose, but later becomes active and calcitriol-dependent. However, calcitriol's role can be bypassed by increasing the calcium content of the diet, or by parenteral administration of calcium.
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- Christopher S Kovacs
- Faculty of Medicine-Endocrinology, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
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1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 [1α,25(OH)2D3] is crucial for normal skeletal development and bone homeostasis. Protein disulfide isomerase family A, member 3 (PDIA3) mediates 1α,25(OH)2D3 initiated-rapid membrane signaling in several cell types. To understand its role in regulating skeletal development, we generated Pdia3-deficient mice and examined the physiologic consequence of Pdia3-disruption in embryos and Pdia3+/− heterozygotes at different ages. No mice homozygous for the Pdia3-deletion were found at birth nor were there embryos after E12.5, indicating that targeted disruption of the Pdia3 gene resulted in early embryonic lethality. Pdia3-deficiency also resulted in skeletal manifestations as revealed by µCT analysis of the tibias. In comparison to wild type mice, Pdia3 heterozygous mice displayed expanded growth plates associated with decreased tether formation. Histomorphometry also showed that the hypertrophic zone in Pdia3+/− mice was more cellular than seen in wild type growth plates. Metaphyseal trabecular bone in Pdia3+/− mice exhibited an age-dependent phenotype with lower BV/TV and trabecular numbers, which was most pronounced at 15 weeks of age. Bone marrow cells from Pdia3+/− mice exhibited impaired osteoblastic differentiation, based on reduced expression of osteoblast markers and mineral deposition compared to cells from wild type animals. Collectively, our findings provide in vivo evidence that PDIA3 is essential for normal skeletal development. The fact that the Pdia3+/− heterozygous mice share a similar growth plate and bone phenotype to nVdr knockout mice, suggests that PDIA3-mediated rapid membrane signaling might be an alternative mechanism responsible for 1α,25(OH)2D3’s actions in regulating skeletal development.
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Lee SM, Goellner JJ, O'Brien CA, Pike JW. A humanized mouse model of hereditary 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D-resistant rickets without alopecia. Endocrinology 2014; 155:4137-48. [PMID: 25147982 PMCID: PMC4197979 DOI: 10.1210/en.2014-1417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The syndrome of hereditary 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D-resistant rickets (HVDRR) is a genetic disease of altered mineral homeostasis due to mutations in the vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene. It is frequently, but not always, accompanied by the presence of alopecia. Mouse models that recapitulate this syndrome have been prepared through genetic deletion of the Vdr gene and are characterized by the presence of rickets and alopecia. Subsequent studies have revealed that VDR expression in hair follicle keratinocytes protects against alopecia and that this activity is independent of the protein's ability to bind 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 [1,25(OH)2D3]. In the present study, we introduced into VDR-null mice a human VDR (hVDR) bacterial artificial chromosome minigene containing a mutation that converts leucine to serine at amino acid 233 in the hVDR protein, which prevents 1,25(OH)2D3 binding. We then assessed whether this transgene recreated features of the HVDRR syndrome without alopecia. RT-PCR and Western blot analysis in one strain showed an appropriate level of mutant hVDR expression in all tissues examined including skin. The hVDR-L233S mutant failed to rescue the aberrant systemic and skeletal phenotype characteristic of the VDR null mouse due to the inability of the mutant receptor to activate transcription after treatment with 1,25(OH)2D3. Importantly, however, neither alopecia nor the dermal cysts characteristic of VDR-null mice were observed in the skin of these hVDR-L233S mutant mice. This study confirms that we have created a humanized mouse model of HVDRR without alopecia that will be useful in defining additional features of this syndrome and in identifying potential novel functions of the unoccupied VDR.
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- Seong Min Lee
- Department of Biochemistry (S.M.L., J.W.P.), University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706; and University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (J.J.G., C.A.O.), Little Rock, Arkansas 72205
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Peregrina K, Houston M, Daroqui C, Dhima E, Sellers RS, Augenlicht LH. Vitamin D is a determinant of mouse intestinal Lgr5 stem cell functions. Carcinogenesis 2014; 36:25-31. [PMID: 25344836 DOI: 10.1093/carcin/bgu221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Lgr5+ intestinal crypt base columnar cells function as stem cells whose progeny populate the villi, and Lgr5+ cells in which Apc is inactivated can give rise to tumors. Surprisingly, these Lgr5+ stem cell properties were abrogated by the lower dietary vitamin D and calcium in a semi-purified diet that promotes both genetically initiated and sporadic intestinal tumors. Inactivation of the vitamin D receptor in Lgr5+ cells established that compromise of Lgr5 stem cell function was a rapid, cell autonomous effect of signaling through the vitamin D receptor. The loss of Lgr5 stem cell function was associated with presence of Ki67 negative Lgr5+ cells at the crypt base. Therefore, vitamin D, a common nutrient and inducer of intestinal cell maturation, is an environmental factor that is a determinant of Lgr5+ stem cell functions in vivo. Since diets used in reports that establish and dissect mouse Lgr5+ stem cell activity likely provided vitamin D levels well above the range documented for human populations, the contribution of Lgr5+ cells to intestinal homeostasis and tumor formation in humans may be significantly more limited, and variable in the population, then suggested by published rodent studies.
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- Karina Peregrina
- Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
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- Clinica Reina Fabiola, Oncativo 1248, Cordoba 5004, Argentina
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- Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA, Department of Cell Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
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Krupa-Kozak U. Pathologic bone alterations in celiac disease: etiology, epidemiology, and treatment. Nutrition 2014; 30:16-24. [PMID: 24290593 DOI: 10.1016/j.nut.2013.05.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2013] [Revised: 05/29/2013] [Accepted: 05/31/2013] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Low bone mineral density (BMD), osteopenia, and osteoporosis are frequent complications of celiac disease (CD). The etiology of pathologic bone alterations in CD is multifactorial; however, two main mechanisms are involved: intestinal malabsorption and chronic inflammation. A strict gluten-free diet (GFD) is thought to be the only effective treatment for CD; but treating bone complications related to CD remains complex. The objective of this review is to elucidate the bones problems related to CD and to increase awareness of osteoporosis development, considered as a sign of atypical CD presentation. Currently, a question of whether GFD alone is an effective treatment to correct the bone alterations in patients with CD is under debate. This review presents factors contributing to pathologic bone derangement, recent research on the epidemiology of low BMD, osteoporosis, and fractures, and the treatment of bone problems in patients with CD. The roles of calcium and transport mechanisms are additionally presented.
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- Urszula Krupa-Kozak
- Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Department of Chemistry and Biodynamics of Food, Olsztyn, Poland.
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Goltzman D, Hendy GN, White JH. Vitamin D and its receptor during late development. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENE REGULATORY MECHANISMS 2014; 1849:171-80. [PMID: 24939836 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2014.05.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2014] [Revised: 05/06/2014] [Accepted: 05/27/2014] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Expression of the vitamin D receptor (VDR) is widespread but may vary depending on the developmental stage of the animal, and therefore may differentially influence phenotypic function. Thus, the major role of the 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D [1,25(OH)2D]/VDR system is to regulate mineral and skeletal homeostasis, although mainly after birth. Post-natally, under conditions of low dietary calcium, the 1,25(OH)2D/VDR system enhances intestinal transcellular transport of calcium and possibly paracellular calcium entry by regulating genes that are critical for these functions. This process, by providing adequate calcium, is essential for normal development of the skeletal growth plate and mineralization of bone. Furthermore, blood calcium and phosphorus homeostasis is maintained by an interplay between feedback loops of the 1,25(OH)2D/VDR system with parathyroid hormone and with fibroblast-growth factor (FGF) 23 respectively. The 1,25(OH)2D/VDR system can also modulate the expression of genes involved in both bone formation and resorption post-natally. Ligand independent activity of the VDR normally influences mammalian hair cycling after birth by potentiating Wnt and bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) signaling. Nevertheless ligand bound VDR may also modulate epidermal cell proliferation/differentiation by regulating the balance in function of c-MYC and its antagonist the transcriptional repressor MAD1/MXD1 in skin epithelia. The 1,25(OH)2D/VDR system can also modulate innate immune cells and promote a more tolerogenic immunological status and may therefore influence inflammation and the development of autoimmunity; whether this impacts the fetus is uncertain. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Nuclear receptors in animal development.
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- D Goltzman
- Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A1A1, Canada; Department of Physiology, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A1A1, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A1A1, Canada; Department of Physiology, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A1A1, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A1A1, Canada; Department of Physiology, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A1A1, Canada
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Wang H, Bua P, Capodice J. A comparative study of calcium absorption following a single serving administration of calcium carbonate powder versus calcium citrate tablets in healthy premenopausal women. Food Nutr Res 2014; 58:23229. [PMID: 24772062 PMCID: PMC3999951 DOI: 10.3402/fnr.v58.23229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2013] [Revised: 03/03/2014] [Accepted: 03/14/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background Calcium is an essential mineral often taken as a daily, long-term nutritional supplement. Data suggests that once-daily dosing is important with regard to long-term compliance of both drugs and nutritional supplements. Objective This study was undertaken to compare the bioavailability of a single serving of two calcium supplements in healthy, premenopausal women. Design A two-period, crossover bioavailability study of a single serving of calcium citrate tablets (two tablets=500 mg calcium) versus a single serving of calcium carbonate powder (one packet of powder=1,000 mg calcium) was performed in healthy women aged between 25 and 45. All subjects were on a calcium-restricted diet 7 days prior to testing and fasted for 12 h before being evaluated at 0, 1, 2, and 4 h after oral administration of the test agents. Blood measurements for total and ionized calcium and parathyroid hormone were performed and adverse events were monitored. Results Twenty-three women were evaluable with a mean age of 33.2±8.71. Results showed that administration of a single serving of a calcium carbonate powder resulted in greater absorption in total and ionized calcium versus a single serving of calcium citrate tablets at 4 h (4.25±0.21 vs. 4.16±0.16, p=0.001). There were minimal side effects and no reported serious adverse events. Conclusions This study shows that a single serving of a calcium carbonate powder is more bioavailable than a single serving of calcium citrate tablets. This may be beneficial for long-term compliance.
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- Haiyuan Wang
- Nutraceutical Medical Research, New York, NY, USA
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Inherited disorders of calcium and phosphate homeostasis have variable presentation and can cause significant morbidity. An understanding of the mode of inheritance and pathophysiology of these conditions will help in the diagnosis and early institution of therapy. RECENT FINDINGS Identification of genetic mutations in humans and animal models has advanced our understanding of many inherited disorders of calcium and phosphate regulation. Identification of mutations of calcium-sensing receptor has improved our understanding of hypocalcemic and hypercalcemic conditions. Mutations of Fgf23, Klotho and phosphate transporter genes have been identified to cause disorders of phosphate metabolism. SUMMARY Calcium and phosphate homeostasis is tightly regulated in a narrow range due to their vital role in many biological processes. Inherited disorders of calcium and phosphate metabolism though uncommon can have severe morbidity. Genetic counseling of the affected families is an important part of the follow-up of these patients.
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Replogle RA, Li Q, Wang L, Zhang M, Fleet JC. Gene-by-diet interactions influence calcium absorption and bone density in mice. J Bone Miner Res 2014; 29:657-65. [PMID: 23955923 PMCID: PMC10591522 DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.2065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2013] [Revised: 07/10/2013] [Accepted: 07/29/2013] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Dietary calcium (Ca) intake is needed to attain peak bone mineral density (BMD). Habitual low Ca intake increases intestinal Ca absorption efficiency to protect bone mass, but the mechanism controlling, and the impact of genetics on, this adaptive response is not clear. We fed 11 genetically diverse inbred mouse lines a normal (0.5%) or low (0.25%) Ca diet from 4 to 12 weeks of age (n = 8 per diet per line) and studied the independent and interacting effects of diet and genetics on Ca and bone metabolism. Significant genetic variation was observed in all bone, renal, and intestinal phenotypes measured including Ca absorption. Also, adaptation of Ca absorption and bone parameters to low dietary Ca was significantly different among the lines. Ca absorption was positively correlated to femur BMD (r = 0.17, p = 0.02), and distal femur bone volume/tissue volume (BV/TV) (r = 0.34, p < 0.0001). Although Ca absorption was correlated to 1,25 dihydroxyvitamin D (1,25(OH)2 D) (r = 0.35, p < 0.0001), the adaptation of Ca absorption to low Ca intake did not correlate to diet-induced adaptation of 1,25(OH)2 D across the 11 lines. Several intestinal proteins have been proposed to mediate Ca absorption: claudins 2 and 12, voltage gated Ca channel v1.3 (Cav1.3), plasma membrane Ca ATPase 1b (PMCA1b), transient receptor potential vanilloid member 6 (TRPV6), and calbindin D9k (CaBPD9k). Only the mRNA levels for TRPV6, CaBPD9k, and PMCA1b were related to Ca absorption (r = 0.42, 0.43, and 0.21, respectively). However, a significant amount of the variation in Ca absorption is not explained by the current model and suggests that novel mechanisms remain to be determined. These observations lay the groundwork for discovery-focused initiatives to identify novel genetic factors controlling gene-by-diet interactions affecting Ca/bone metabolism.
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- Rebecca A Replogle
- Department of Nutrition Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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Transcriptomic analysis reveals key regulators of mammogenesis and the pregnancy-lactation cycle. SCIENCE CHINA-LIFE SCIENCES 2014; 57:340-355. [PMID: 24554470 DOI: 10.1007/s11427-013-4579-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2013] [Accepted: 09/13/2013] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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An organ unique to mammals, the mammary gland develops 90% of its mass after birth and experiences the pregnancylactation-involution cycle (PL cycle) during reproduction. To understand mammogenesis at the transcriptomic level and using a ribo-minus RNA-seq protocol, we acquired greater than 50 million reads each for the mouse mammary gland during pregnancy (day 12 of pregnancy), lactation (day 14 of lactation), and involution (day 7 of involution). The pregnancy-, lactation- and involution-related sequencing reads were assembled into 17344, 10160, and 13739 protein-coding transcripts and 1803, 828, and 1288 non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs), respectively. Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were defined in the three samples, which comprised 4843 DEGs (749 up-regulated and 4094 down-regulated) from pregnancy to lactation and 4926 DEGs (4706 up-regulated and 220 down-regulated) from lactation to involution. Besides the obvious and substantive up- and down-regulation of the DEGs, we observe that lysosomal enzymes were highly expressed and that their expression coincided with milk secretion. Further analysis of transcription factors such as Trps1, Gtf2i, Tcf7l2, Nupr1, Vdr, Rb1, and Aebp1, and ncRNAs such as mir-125b, Let7, mir-146a, and mir-15 has enabled us to identify key regulators in mammary gland development and the PL cycle.
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Christakos S, Lieben L, Masuyama R, Carmeliet G. Vitamin D endocrine system and the intestine. BONEKEY REPORTS 2014; 3:496. [PMID: 24605213 DOI: 10.1038/bonekey.2013.230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2013] [Accepted: 10/25/2013] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Calcium and phosphate regulate numerous biological processes and they are essential for bone mass and bone quality. The calcium and phosphate balance largely depends on intestinal absorption, and the dietary content of these ions determines the type of transport. High dietary intake of calcium and phosphate enables absorption by passive transport, but often the dietary content of these ions is in the low-normal range, especially for calcium. In this condition, the contribution of active intestinal calcium transport will increase to maintain normal serum levels. This adaptation is mainly regulated by the active form of vitamin D, 1,25 dihydroxyvitamin D, and requires normal concentrations of the precursor 25-hydroxyvitamin D. When intestinal calcium absorption is insufficient, hormonal adaptations will release calcium from bones to secure normocalcemia, not only by increasing bone loss but also by decreasing bone mineralization. These data underline the fact that adequate calcium intake is critical to secure skeletal integrity. Despite the insights that sufficient dietary calcium intake and normal 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels are critical for calcium and bone homeostasis, surprisingly little is known on the proteins that mediate intestinal calcium transport. Also, the interaction between the intestine and the kidney to control serum phosphate levels is still incompletely understood.
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- Sylvia Christakos
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular biology, New Jersey Medical School , Newark, NJ, USA
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- Systems biology of bone, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus , Hinxton, Cambridgeshire, UK
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- Department of Molecular Bone Biology, Nagasaki University , Nagasaki, Japan
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- Clinical and Experimental Endocrinology, KU Leuven , Leuven, Belgium
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Eisman JA, Bouillon R. Vitamin D: direct effects of vitamin D metabolites on bone: lessons from genetically modified mice. BONEKEY REPORTS 2014; 3:499. [PMID: 24605216 PMCID: PMC3944130 DOI: 10.1038/bonekey.2013.233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2013] [Accepted: 11/26/2013] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The vitamin D endocrine system has clear beneficial effects on bone as demonstrated by prevention of rickets in children and by reducing the risk of osteomalacia or osteoporosis in adults or elderly subjects. Depending on the design of the study of genetically modified animals, however, 1,25(OH)2D and the vitamin D receptor (VDR) may have no effect, beneficial or even deleterious direct effects on bone. We present here a comprehensive model of the direct effects of vitamin D on bone. In case of sufficient calcium supply, vitamin D and its metabolites can improve the calcium balance and facilitate mineral deposition in bone matrix largely without direct effects on bone cells, although some beneficial effects may occur via mature osteoblasts, as demonstrated in mice with osteoblast-specific overexpression of VDR or 1α-hydroxylase. In case of calcium deficiency, however, 1,25(OH)2D enhances bone resorption, whereas simultaneously inhibiting bone mineralization, so as to defend serum calcium homeostasis at the expense of bone mass. This dual role probably provides a survival benefit for land vertebrates living in a calcium-poor environment.
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- John A Eisman
- Clinical Excellence and Research, School of Medicine Sydney, UNDA, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Clinical Translation and Advanced Education, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia
- St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- University of New South Wales, Randwick, NSW, Australia
- CAPHRI - School for Public Health and Primary Care, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Clinical and Experimental Medicine, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Department of Endocrinology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Bouillon R, Suda T. Vitamin D: calcium and bone homeostasis during evolution. BONEKEY REPORTS 2014; 3:480. [PMID: 24466411 DOI: 10.1038/bonekey.2013.214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2013] [Accepted: 11/27/2013] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Vitamin D3 is already found early in the evolution of life but essentially as inactive end products of the photochemical reaction of 7-dehydrocholestol with ultraviolet light B. A full vitamin D (refers to vitamin D2 and D3) endocrine system, characterized by a specific VDR (vitamin D receptor, member of the nuclear receptor family), specific vitamin D metabolizing CYP450 enzymes regulated by calciotropic hormones and a dedicated plasma transport-protein is only found in vertebrates. In the earliest vertebrates (lamprey), vitamin D metabolism and VDR may well have originated from a duplication of a common PRX/VDR ancestor gene as part of a xenobiotic detoxification pathway. The vitamin D endocrine system, however, subsequently became an important regulator of calcium supply for an extensive calcified skeleton. Vitamin D is essential for normal calcium and bone homeostasis as shown by rickets in vitamin D-deficient growing amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. From amphibians onward, bone is gradually more dynamic with regulated bone resorption, mainly by combined action of PTH and 1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1,25(OH)2D3) on the generation and function of multinucleated osteoclasts. Therefore, bone functions as a large internal calcium reservoir, under the control of osteoclasts. Osteocytes also display a remarkable spectrum of activities, including mechanical sensing and regulating mineral homeostasis, but also have an important role in global nutritional and energy homeostasis. Mineralization from reptiles onward is under the control of well-regulated SIBLING proteins and associated enzymes, nearly all under the control of 1,25(OH)2D3. The vitamin D story thus started as inert molecule but gained an essential role for calcium and bone homeostasis in terrestrial animals to cope with the challenge of higher gravity and calcium-poor environment.
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- Roger Bouillon
- Clinical and Experimental Endocrinology, KU Leuven; Department of Endocrinology, University Hospitals Leuven , Leuven, Belgium
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- Research Center for Genomic Medicine, Saitama Medical University , Saitama, Japan
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TRPV5 is one of the two channels in the TRPV family that exhibit high selectivity to Ca(2+) ions. TRPV5 mediates Ca(2+) influx into cells as the first step to transport Ca(2+) across epithelia. The specialized distribution in the distal tubule of the kidney positions TRPV5 as a key player in Ca(2+) reabsorption. The responsiveness in expression and/or activity of TRPV5 to hormones such as 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3, parathyroid hormone, estrogen, and testosterone makes TRPV5 suitable for its role in the fine-tuning of Ca(2+) reabsorption. This role is further optimized by the modulation of TRPV5 trafficking and activity via its binding partners; co-expressed proteins; tubular factors such as calbindin-D28k, calmodulin, klotho, uromodulin, and plasmin; extracellular and intracellular factors such as proton, Mg(2+), Ca(2+), and phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate; and fluid flow. These regulations allow TRPV5 to adjust its overall activity in response to the body's demand for Ca(2+) and to prevent kidney stone formation. A point mutation in mouse Trpv5 gene leads to hypercalciuria similar to Trpv5 knockout mice, suggesting a possible role of TRPV5 in hypercalciuric disorders in humans. In addition, the single nucleotide polymorphisms in Trpv5 gene prevalently present in African descents may contribute to the efficient renal Ca(2+) reabsorption among African descendants. TRPV5 represents a potential therapeutic target for disorders with altered Ca(2+) homeostasis.
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- Tao Na
- Cell Collection and Research Center, Institute for Biological Product Control, National Institutes for Food and Drug Control, Beijing, China
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Masuyama R. Role of local vitamin D signaling and cellular calcium transport system in bone homeostasis. J Bone Miner Metab 2014; 32:1-9. [PMID: 24213217 DOI: 10.1007/s00774-013-0508-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2013] [Accepted: 08/07/2013] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Mouse genetic studies have demonstrated that the 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D [1,25(OH)2D] endocrine system is required for calcium (Ca(2+)) and bone homeostasis. These studies reported severe hypocalcemia and impaired bone mineralization associated with rickets in mutant mice. Specific phenotypes of these mice with an engineered deletion of 1,25(OH)2D cell signaling resemble the features observed in humans with the same congenital disease or severe 1,25(OH)2D deficiency. Decreased active intestinal Ca(2+) absorption because of reduced expression of epithelial Ca(2+) channels is a crucial mechanism that contributes to the major phenotypes observed in the mutant mice. The importance of intestinal Ca(2+) absorption supported by 1,25(OH)2D-mediated transport was further emphasized by the observation that Ca(2+) supplementation rescues hypocalcemia and restores bone mineralization in both patients and mice lacking 1,25(OH)2D signaling. This observation questions the direct role of 1,25(OH)2D signaling in bone tissue. Studies regarding tissue-specific manipulation of 1,25(OH)2D function have provided a consensus on this issue by demonstrating a direct action of 1,25(OH)2D on cells in bone tissue through bone metabolism and mineral homeostasis. In addition, movement of Ca(2+) from the bone as a result of osteoclastic bone resorption also provides a large Ca(2+) supply in Ca(2+) homeostasis; however, the system controlling Ca(2+) homeostasis in osteoclasts has not been fully identified. Transient receptor potential vanilloid (TRPV) 4 mediates Ca(2+) influx during the late stage of osteoclast differentiation, thereby regulating the Ca(2+) signaling essential for cellular events during osteoclast differentiation; however, the system-modifying effect of TRPV4 activity should be determined. Furthermore, it remains unknown how local Ca(2+) metabolism participates in systemic Ca(2+) homeostasis through bone remodeling. New insights are therefore required to understand this issue.
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- Ritsuko Masuyama
- Department of Molecular Bone Biology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, 852-8588, Japan,
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Plasma membrane Pdia3 and VDR interact to elicit rapid responses to 1α,25(OH)2D3. Cell Signal 2013; 25:2362-73. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2013.07.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2013] [Accepted: 07/19/2013] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Biological significance of calbindin-D9k within duodenal epithelium. Int J Mol Sci 2013; 14:23330-40. [PMID: 24287909 PMCID: PMC3876048 DOI: 10.3390/ijms141223330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2013] [Revised: 11/22/2013] [Accepted: 11/22/2013] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Calbindin-D9k (CaBP-9k) binds calcium with high affinity and regulates the distribution of free calcium in the cytoplasm. The expression of CaBP-9k is detected primarily in intestine that is vitamin D target tissue, and accumulates in the enterocytes of the duodenal villi. These enterocytes are the clearest example of vitamin D responsive cells, and the presence of CaBP-9k within them accentuates calcium absorption mediated by active transcellular calcium transport. It has been well established that the expression of CaBP-9k is mediated with vitamin D response element on its promoter and it regulates the amount of intracellular calcium in order to prevent cell death from reaching the toxicity of free calcium. There is now little doubt that glucocorticoid also decreases CaBP-9k expression in duodenal epithelial cells. In addition, it was reported that the level of CaBP-9k gene in enterocytes is increased in pregnancy when the plasma estradiol concentration is generally associated with a concomitant increase. Although calcium homeostasis was not disturbed in mice lacking the CaBP-9k gene, we found that CaBP-9k has a buffering role of free calcium in the cytosolic environment beyond that of calcium transfer. To expand our knowledge of the biological functions of CaBP-9k, our research has focused on defining the biological significance of intracellular CaBP-9k. Our findings suggest that the CaBP-9k gene is involved in compensatory induction of other calcium transporter genes in duodenal epithelial cells. This article summarizes the findings from recent studies on the expression and the functions of CaBP-9k in the small intestine.
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Vitamin D controls murine and human plasmacytoid dendritic cell function. J Invest Dermatol 2013; 134:1255-1264. [PMID: 24352045 DOI: 10.1038/jid.2013.501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2013] [Revised: 10/24/2013] [Accepted: 11/01/2013] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Topical application of the vitamin D (VitD) analog calcipotriol is a highly effective standard treatment modality of psoriatic skin lesions. However, the immune modulatory effects of the treatment are incompletely understood. VitD is well known to induce tolerogenic responses in conventional dendritic cells (cDCs). Plasmacytoid DCs (pDCs) comprise a specialized, naturally occurring DC subset known to be important in autoimmune diseases including psoriasis. pDCs from the blood rapidly infiltrate psoriatic skin and are key to the initiation of the immune-mediated pathogenesis of the disease. We now demonstrate that pDCs express various proteins of the VitD receptor (VDR) pathway, including the VitD-metabolizing enzymes Cyp27B1 and Cyp24A1, and that VDR is transcriptionally active in pDCs. Moreover, VitD impairs the capacity of murine and human pDCs to induce T-cell proliferation and secretion of the T-helper 1 cytokine IFNγ. The inhibitory effect of VitD is dependent on the expression of the VDR in the DCs. This study demonstrates that VitD signaling can act as a natural inhibitory mechanism on both cDCs and pDCs, which may instigate the development of VitD-based therapeutic applications for psoriasis and other inflammatory skin diseases.
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TRP channels constitute a large superfamily of cation channel forming proteins, all related to the gene product of the transient receptor potential (trp) locus in Drosophila. In mammals, 28 different TRP channel genes have been identified, which exhibit a large variety of functional properties and play diverse cellular and physiological roles. In this article, we provide a brief and systematic summary of expression, function, and (patho)physiological role of the mammalian TRP channels.
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- Maarten Gees
- Laboratory Ion Channel Research and TRP Research Platform Leuven (TRPLe), KU Leuven, Campus Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium
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Lieben L, Stockmans I, Moermans K, Carmeliet G. Maternal hypervitaminosis D reduces fetal bone mass and mineral acquisition and leads to neonatal lethality. Bone 2013; 57:123-31. [PMID: 23895994 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2013.07.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2013] [Accepted: 07/17/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Pregnancy challenges maternal calcium handling because sufficient calcium has to be transferred to the fetus to ensure fetal bone mass acquisition. 1,25(OH)2 vitamin D [1,25(OH)2D] is an important regulator of calcium homeostasis during adulthood, yet its role seems redundant for the maternal adaptations to pregnancy as well as during fetal development. However, not only deficiency but also excess of 1,25(OH)2D can be harmful and we therefore questioned whether high maternal 1,25(OH)2D levels may injure fetal development or neonatal outcome, as maternal-fetal transport of 1,25(OH)2D has been largely disputed. To this end, vitamin D receptor (VDR) null (Vdr(-/-)) females, displaying high 1,25(OH)2D levels, were mated with Vdr(+/-) males to obtain pregnancies with fetuses that are responsive (Vdr(+/-)) or resistant (Vdr(-/-)) to 1,25(OH)2D. Surprisingly, most of the Vdr(+/-) neonates died shortly after birth, whereas none of the Vdr(-/-). Mechanistically, we noticed that in Vdr(+/-) embryos, serum calcium levels were normal, but that skeletal calcium storage was reduced as evidenced by decreased mineralized bone mass as well as bone mineral content. More precisely, bone formation was decreased and the level of bone mineralization inhibitors was increased. This decreased fetal skeletal calcium storage may severely compromise calcium balance and survival at birth. In conclusion, these data indicate that high maternal 1,25(OH)2D levels are transferred across the placental barrier and adversely affect the total amount of calcium stored in fetal bones which is accompanied by neonatal death.
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- L Lieben
- Clinical and Experimental Endocrinology, KU Leuven, Leuven B-3000, Belgium
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[Vitamin D and breast cancer: physiopathology, biological and clinical implications]. Bull Cancer 2013; 101:266-82. [PMID: 24103818 DOI: 10.1684/bdc.2013.1826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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There is a recent increase in interest of vitamin D and breast cancer, facing the number of publications on the subject. This increase have several reasons, on the one hand, vitamin D deficiency is more and more prevalent and, on the other hand, there are new data that highlights the extra-bone effects of vitamin D, especially in breast cancer, the vitamin D is involved in the breast cancer risk factor, the prognosis, and the interaction with breast cancer treatments. This combination between vitamin D deficiency and breast cancer is extremely usual, and combined with all cancer clinical parameters: the incidence, the tumour biology, the clinical presentation, the prognosis, and the antineoplastic treatment tolerance. This vitamin D deficiency is increased after adjuvant cancer treatments. And yet, this problem increases bone metabolism disruptions in breast cancer patients, inducing osteoporotic risk at long time, even though this population is curable. This problem is therefore serious in the adjuvant breast cancer treatment. Unfortunately, in this population, the current recommendations are clearly insufficient, and the current randomized clinical trial results would contribute to define the best way to correct the vitamin D deficiency, quickly and secure.
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Abegg K, Gehring N, Wagner CA, Liesegang A, Schiesser M, Bueter M, Lutz TA. Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery reduces bone mineral density and induces metabolic acidosis in rats. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2013; 305:R999-R1009. [PMID: 24026074 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00038.2013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery leads to bone loss in humans, which may be caused by vitamin D and calcium malabsorption and subsequent secondary hyperparathyroidism. However, because these conditions occur frequently in obese people, it is unclear whether they are the primary causes of bone loss after RYGB. To determine the contribution of calcium and vitamin D malabsorption to bone loss in a rat RYGB model, adult male Wistar rats were randomized for RYGB surgery, sham-operation-ad libitum fed, or sham-operation-body weight-matched. Bone mineral density, calcium and phosphorus balance, acid-base status, and markers of bone turnover were assessed at different time points for 14 wk after surgery. Bone mineral density decreased for several weeks after RYGB. Intestinal calcium absorption was reduced early after surgery, but plasma calcium and parathyroid hormone levels were normal. 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels decreased, while levels of active 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D increased after surgery. RYGB rats displayed metabolic acidosis due to increased plasma lactate levels and increased urinary calcium loss throughout the study. These results suggest that initial calcium malabsorption may play a key role in bone loss early after RYGB in rats, but other factors, including chronic metabolic acidosis, contribute to insufficient bone restoration after normalization of intestinal calcium absorption. Secondary hyperparathyroidism is not involved in postoperative bone loss. Upregulated vitamin D activation may compensate for any vitamin D malabsorption.
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- Kathrin Abegg
- Institute of Veterinary Physiology, Vetsuisse Faculty University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Blomberg Jensen M, Lieben L, Nielsen JE, Willems A, Jørgensen A, Juul A, Toppari J, Carmeliet G, Rajpert-De Meyts E. Characterization of the testicular, epididymal and endocrine phenotypes in the Leuven Vdr-deficient mouse model: targeting estrogen signalling. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2013; 377:93-102. [PMID: 23850520 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2013.06.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2013] [Revised: 06/12/2013] [Accepted: 06/30/2013] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Vitamin D is a key factor for calcium and bone homeostasis, but signalling through the vitamin D receptor (VDR) seems also to be important for testicular function. To test the functional role of vitamin D signalling we examined the male reproductive system of the Leuven Vdr-ablated (Vdr(-/-)) mice, previously established as a model for hereditary vitamin D-resistant rickets. We investigated reproductive hormones, changes in gene expression and histological phenotype of eleven Vdr(-/-), eight Vdr(+/-) and nine Vdr(+/+) mice. Testicular and epididymal histology were grossly normal in Vdr(-/-) mice. Accordingly, no differences were found in serum concentrations of testosterone, estradiol, LH, and FSH or testicular expression of Cyp19a1, Ersα, Cyp17a1, Star, Insl3, Inhbb, and Amh. However, a significantly lower ERβ expression was found in testis of Vdr(+/-) and Vdr(-/-) mice, conversely epididymal expressions of ERα and the estrogen-target gene Aqp9 were higher. In conclusion, vitamin D seems dispensable for murine spermatogenesis and sex hormone production, but aberrant estrogen-signalling may elicit some of the VDR-mediated effects on male reproduction.
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Vitamin d status in thalassemia major: an update. Mediterr J Hematol Infect Dis 2013; 5:e2013057. [PMID: 24106607 PMCID: PMC3787712 DOI: 10.4084/mjhid.2013.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2013] [Accepted: 08/20/2013] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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The survival of patients with thalassemia major has progressively improved with advances in therapy; however, osteoporosis and cardiac dysfunction remain frequent complications. Adequate circulating levels of vitamin D are essential for optimal skeletal health and reducing fracture risk. Vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency is reported to be high in thalassemic patients in many countries despite the presence of good sunshine and routine prescription of 400-1,000 IU vitamin D per day. The risk of vitamin D deficiency in thalassemia and its relation to bone disease; including osteoporosis, rickets, scoliosis, spinal deformities and fractures as well as to cardiac dysfunction is discussed in this mini-review. Monitoring and maintaining normal serum level of 25-OH vitamin D through oral intake of vitamin D and early correction of VDD by oral or parental use of vitamin D may significantly improve bone mineral accretion and ameliorate cardiac function.
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Bouillon R, Van Schoor NM, Gielen E, Boonen S, Mathieu C, Vanderschueren D, Lips P. Optimal vitamin D status: a critical analysis on the basis of evidence-based medicine. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2013; 98:E1283-304. [PMID: 23922354 DOI: 10.1210/jc.2013-1195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 197] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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CONTEXT Public health authorities around the world recommend widely variable supplementation strategies for adults, whereas several professional organizations, including The Endocrine Society, recommend higher supplementation. METHODS We analyzed published randomized controlled clinical trials to define the optimal intake or vitamin D status for bone and extraskeletal health. CONCLUSIONS The extraskeletal effects of vitamin D are plausible as based on preclinical data and observational studies. However, apart from the beneficial effects of 800 IU/d of vitamin D3 for reduction of falls in the elderly, causality remains yet unproven in randomized controlled trials (RCTs). The greatest risk for cancer, infections, cardiovascular and metabolic diseases is associated with 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) levels below 20 ng/mL. There is ample evidence from RCTs that calcium and bone homeostasis, estimated from serum 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D and PTH, calcium absorption, or bone mass, can be normalized by 25OHD levels above 20 ng/mL. Moreover, vitamin D supplementation (800 IU/d) in combination with calcium can reduce fracture incidence by about 20%. Such a dose will bring serum levels of 25OHD above 20 ng/mL in nearly all postmenopausal women. Based on calculations of the metabolic clearance of 25OHD, a daily intake of 500-700 IU of vitamin D3 is sufficient to maintain serum 25OHD levels of 20 ng/mL. Therefore, the recommendations for a daily intake of 1500-2000 IU/d or serum 25OHD levels of 30 ng or higher for all adults or elderly subjects, as suggested by The Endocrine Society Task Force, are premature. Fortunately, ongoing RCTs will help to guide us to solve this important public health question.
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- Roger Bouillon
- Clinical and Experimental Endocrinology, KU Leuven, Department of Endocrinology, Herestraat 49 ON1, Box 902, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
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Clinckspoor I, Verlinden L, Mathieu C, Bouillon R, Verstuyf A, Decallonne B. Vitamin D in thyroid tumorigenesis and development. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013; 48:65-98. [PMID: 23890557 DOI: 10.1016/j.proghi.2013.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Besides its classical role in bone and calcium homeostasis, 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1,25(OH)2D3), the active form of vitamin D, has many non-classical effects; antiproliferative, anti-apoptotic and prodifferentiating effects of 1,25(OH)2D3 have been described in several tumour types in preclinical models. This review focuses on the insights gained in the elucidation of the role of 1,25(OH)2D3 in the normal thyroid and in the pathogenesis, progression and treatment of thyroid cancer, the most common endocrine malignancy. An increasing amount of observations points towards a role for impaired 1,25(OH)2D3-VDR signalling in the occurrence and progression of thyroid cancer, and a potential for structural analogues in the multimodal treatment of dedifferentiated iodine-resistant thyroid cancer. A role for vitamin D in thyroid-related autoimmunity is less convincing and needs further study. Altered 1,25(OH)2D3-VDR signalling does not influence normal thyroid development nor thyrocyte function, but does affect C-cell function, at least in rodents. If these findings also apply to humans deserves further study.
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- Isabelle Clinckspoor
- Laboratory of Clinical and Experimental Endocrinology, KU Leuven, Bus 902, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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Christakos S, Seth T, Hirsch J, Porta A, Moulas A, Dhawan P. Vitamin D Biology Revealed Through the Study of Knockout and Transgenic Mouse Models. Annu Rev Nutr 2013; 33:71-85. [DOI: 10.1146/annurev-nutr-071812-161249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Sylvia Christakos
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey 07103;
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey 07103;
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey 07103;
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey 07103;
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey 07103;
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey 07103;
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