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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
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Variações alélicas no gene do receptor da vitamina D (VDR) e risco de doença arterial coronariana em pacientes diabéticos tipo 2 / Allelic variations in the vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene are associated with increased risk of coronary artery disease in type 2 diabetic subjects

Ferrarezi, Daniela Andraus de Figueiredo 31 March 2011 (has links)
A doença cardiovascular (DCV) é a principal causa de mortalidade e morbidade em pacientes portadores de diabetes mellitus tipo 2 (DM 2), estando associada com mais de 80% das mortes nesses pacientes. Portadores de DM 2 têm um risco três vezes maior em relação à indivíduos não diabéticos de desenvolver aterosclerose e suas complicações clínicas como infarto agudo do miocárdio (IAM), acidente vascular cerebral (AVC) e doença vascular periférica. O sistema endócrino da vitamina D regula a diferenciação e a proliferação de vários tipos celulares, além de possuir propriedades antiinflamatórias e antiangiogênicas. Assim, a vitamina D poderia ter um papel protetor contra as doenças degenerativas crônicas como a DCV. Estudos epidemiológicos sugerem que a deficiência de vitamina D está associada com doença arterial coronariana (DAC). As ações da 1,25(OH)2D3 são mediadas pela sua ligação ao seu receptor nuclear (VDR). O objetivo do presente estudo foi investigar as associações de polimorfismos de um único nucleotídeo (SNPs) no gene VDR com DAC em duas coortes de pacientes portadores de DM 2. Um total de 3.137 pacientes provenientes do estudo prospectivo DIABHYCAR (14,8% de incidência de DAC no seguimento) foi estudado. Uma outra coorte (NECKER - COCHIN) independente composta de 713 indivíduos portadores de DM 2 (32,3% dos quais tinham DAC) também foi avaliada. Três SNPs no gene VDR foram genotipados: rs1544410 (BsmI), rs7975232 (ApaI) e rs731236 (TaqI). Uma associação do alelo A de BsmI com casos incidentes de DAC (Hazard Ratio = 1,16; IC 95% = 1,05-1,29; p = 0,002) foi observada, assim como associações do alelo A de BsmI (p = 0,01) e do alelo C de TaqI (p = 0,04) com casos de DAC no início do estudo. O haplótipo AAC (BsmI / ApaI / TaqI) foi significantemente associado com aumento da prevalência de DAC no final do estudo, em comparação com o haplótipo GCT (Odds Ratio = 1,12; IC 95% = 1,02-1,28; p = 0,04). Associações do alelo A de ApaI (p = 0,009) e do alelo C de TaqI (p = 0,05) com DAC foram observadas no estudo transversal da coorte Necker - Cochin. Os resultados obtidos com os haplótipos também foram replicados nessa coorte (Odds Ratio = 1,33; IC 95% = 1,03-1,73; p = 0,03). Em conclusão, o haplótipo composto pelo alelo raro de BsmI, pelo alelo frequente de ApaI e pelo alelo raro de TaqI (AAC) foi associado a um maior risco de DAC em pacientes portadores de DM 2. Este efeito foi independente dos efeitos de outros fatores de risco cardiovasculares / Cardiovascular (CVD) disease is the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in patients with type 2 diabetes being associated with up to 80% of the deaths in these patients. Diabetic patients have a 3-fold higher risk than non diabetic individuals for developing atherosclerosis and its clinical complications such as myocardial infarction, stroke, and peripheral vascular disease. The vitamin D endocrine system regulates the differentiation and replication of several cell types and has antiangiogenic and antiinflammatory properties. Thus, it could have a protective role against chronic degenerative disorders such as CVD. Epidemiological studies suggested that vitamin D deficiency is associated with coronary heart disease. Actions of vitamin D are mediated by the binding of 1,25-(OH)2D3 to a specific cytosolic/nuclear vitamin D receptor (VDR). The present study investigated associations of VDR gene variants with coronary artery disease (CAD) in two cohorts of type 2 diabetic subjects. A total of 3,137 subjects participating in the 6-year prospective DIABHYCAR study (14.8% of CAD incidence at follow-up) were evaluated. An independent, hospital-based cohort (NECKER-COCHIN) of 713 diabetic subjects, 32.3% of whom had CAD, was also studied. Three single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the VDR gene were genotyped: rs1544410 (BsmI), rs7975232 (ApaI) and rs731236 (TaqI). In the DIABHYCAR cohort, an association of the A-allele of BsmI with incident cases of CAD was found (Hazard Risk = 1.16; 95% C.I = 1.05-1.29; p = 0.002). Associations were also observed for the A- allele of BsmI (p=0.01) and C-allele of TaqI (p = 0.04) polymorphic variants with baseline cases of CAD. The AAC haplotype (BsmI/ApaI/TaqI) was significantly associated with increased CAD prevalence at the end of the study as compared with the GCT haplotype (Odds Ratio = 1.12; 95% C.I. = 1.02-1.28; p = 0.04). Associations of ApaI (p = 0.009) and TaqI (p = 0.05) alleles with CAD were observed in a cross-sectional study of the NECKER-COCHIN cohort. The haplotype results were also replicated (Odds ratio = 1.33; 95% C.I. = 1.03 - 1.73; p = 0.03). In conclusion, the haplotype composed by the minor allele of BsmI, the major allele of ApaI and the minor allele of TaqI (AAC) was associated with increased risk of CAD in type 2 diabetic patients. This effect was independent from effects of other known cardiovascular risk factors
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Interaction of the anti-apoptotic protein BAG-1 with the vitamin D receptor /

Witcher, Michael, January 1999 (has links)
Thesis (M.Sc.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, Faculty of Medicine, 1999. / Bibliography: leaves 98-114.
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Combined effects of vitamin D receptor agonists and histone deacetylase inhibition on vitamin D-resistant squamous carcinoma cells

Dabbas, Basel. January 2007 (has links)
The active form of vitamin D, 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1,25D), is a key calcium (Ca++) regulatory hormone. It is also associated with functions unrelated to Ca++ homeostasis. Here, special attention is paid towards the anticancer properties of 1,25D. 1,25D strongly inhibits the growth of well-differentiated head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) derived cell lines. However, advanced, less differentiated, HNSCC cell lines (e.g. SCC4) are partially resistant to 1,25D. Resistance to nuclear receptor (NR) agonists is a common event that occurs in other NR-related treatments. For example, some leukemias develop resistance to the usually effective retinoic acid (RA) treatment. However, treating RA-resistant cells with HDAC inhibitors (HDACi) sensitizes them to RA. Thus, this study aims to investigate how treatment with TSA, an HDACi, would affect the response of SCC4 cell lines to 1,25D. We found that TSA had a variety of effects on 1,25D-regulated gene expression. Combined treatment with 1,25D and TSA increased the expression of cell-cycle regulating proteins, but also enhanced the downregulation of key target genes. Given the potential of the 1,25D/HDACi combination in combating cancers, two chimeric compounds, each containing parts of 1,25D and an HDACi, were synthesized in collaboration with Dr. James Gleason (Dept. of Chemistry, McGill). These 1,25D analogs have the HDACi-like structure replacing the 1,25D side chain. Both compounds proved to be agonists of the vitamin D receptor. Moreover, the TSA-substituted compound, called triciferol, effectively induced a-tubulin as well as histones acetylation. This study underlines the potential of combining 1,25D and TSA in cancer treatment, and reveals that bi-functional 1,25D analogs can be produced with potentially enhanced therapeutic activity.
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Variações alélicas no gene do receptor da vitamina D (VDR) e risco de doença arterial coronariana em pacientes diabéticos tipo 2 / Allelic variations in the vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene are associated with increased risk of coronary artery disease in type 2 diabetic subjects

Daniela Andraus de Figueiredo Ferrarezi 31 March 2011 (has links)
A doença cardiovascular (DCV) é a principal causa de mortalidade e morbidade em pacientes portadores de diabetes mellitus tipo 2 (DM 2), estando associada com mais de 80% das mortes nesses pacientes. Portadores de DM 2 têm um risco três vezes maior em relação à indivíduos não diabéticos de desenvolver aterosclerose e suas complicações clínicas como infarto agudo do miocárdio (IAM), acidente vascular cerebral (AVC) e doença vascular periférica. O sistema endócrino da vitamina D regula a diferenciação e a proliferação de vários tipos celulares, além de possuir propriedades antiinflamatórias e antiangiogênicas. Assim, a vitamina D poderia ter um papel protetor contra as doenças degenerativas crônicas como a DCV. Estudos epidemiológicos sugerem que a deficiência de vitamina D está associada com doença arterial coronariana (DAC). As ações da 1,25(OH)2D3 são mediadas pela sua ligação ao seu receptor nuclear (VDR). O objetivo do presente estudo foi investigar as associações de polimorfismos de um único nucleotídeo (SNPs) no gene VDR com DAC em duas coortes de pacientes portadores de DM 2. Um total de 3.137 pacientes provenientes do estudo prospectivo DIABHYCAR (14,8% de incidência de DAC no seguimento) foi estudado. Uma outra coorte (NECKER - COCHIN) independente composta de 713 indivíduos portadores de DM 2 (32,3% dos quais tinham DAC) também foi avaliada. Três SNPs no gene VDR foram genotipados: rs1544410 (BsmI), rs7975232 (ApaI) e rs731236 (TaqI). Uma associação do alelo A de BsmI com casos incidentes de DAC (Hazard Ratio = 1,16; IC 95% = 1,05-1,29; p = 0,002) foi observada, assim como associações do alelo A de BsmI (p = 0,01) e do alelo C de TaqI (p = 0,04) com casos de DAC no início do estudo. O haplótipo AAC (BsmI / ApaI / TaqI) foi significantemente associado com aumento da prevalência de DAC no final do estudo, em comparação com o haplótipo GCT (Odds Ratio = 1,12; IC 95% = 1,02-1,28; p = 0,04). Associações do alelo A de ApaI (p = 0,009) e do alelo C de TaqI (p = 0,05) com DAC foram observadas no estudo transversal da coorte Necker - Cochin. Os resultados obtidos com os haplótipos também foram replicados nessa coorte (Odds Ratio = 1,33; IC 95% = 1,03-1,73; p = 0,03). Em conclusão, o haplótipo composto pelo alelo raro de BsmI, pelo alelo frequente de ApaI e pelo alelo raro de TaqI (AAC) foi associado a um maior risco de DAC em pacientes portadores de DM 2. Este efeito foi independente dos efeitos de outros fatores de risco cardiovasculares / Cardiovascular (CVD) disease is the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in patients with type 2 diabetes being associated with up to 80% of the deaths in these patients. Diabetic patients have a 3-fold higher risk than non diabetic individuals for developing atherosclerosis and its clinical complications such as myocardial infarction, stroke, and peripheral vascular disease. The vitamin D endocrine system regulates the differentiation and replication of several cell types and has antiangiogenic and antiinflammatory properties. Thus, it could have a protective role against chronic degenerative disorders such as CVD. Epidemiological studies suggested that vitamin D deficiency is associated with coronary heart disease. Actions of vitamin D are mediated by the binding of 1,25-(OH)2D3 to a specific cytosolic/nuclear vitamin D receptor (VDR). The present study investigated associations of VDR gene variants with coronary artery disease (CAD) in two cohorts of type 2 diabetic subjects. A total of 3,137 subjects participating in the 6-year prospective DIABHYCAR study (14.8% of CAD incidence at follow-up) were evaluated. An independent, hospital-based cohort (NECKER-COCHIN) of 713 diabetic subjects, 32.3% of whom had CAD, was also studied. Three single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the VDR gene were genotyped: rs1544410 (BsmI), rs7975232 (ApaI) and rs731236 (TaqI). In the DIABHYCAR cohort, an association of the A-allele of BsmI with incident cases of CAD was found (Hazard Risk = 1.16; 95% C.I = 1.05-1.29; p = 0.002). Associations were also observed for the A- allele of BsmI (p=0.01) and C-allele of TaqI (p = 0.04) polymorphic variants with baseline cases of CAD. The AAC haplotype (BsmI/ApaI/TaqI) was significantly associated with increased CAD prevalence at the end of the study as compared with the GCT haplotype (Odds Ratio = 1.12; 95% C.I. = 1.02-1.28; p = 0.04). Associations of ApaI (p = 0.009) and TaqI (p = 0.05) alleles with CAD were observed in a cross-sectional study of the NECKER-COCHIN cohort. The haplotype results were also replicated (Odds ratio = 1.33; 95% C.I. = 1.03 - 1.73; p = 0.03). In conclusion, the haplotype composed by the minor allele of BsmI, the major allele of ApaI and the minor allele of TaqI (AAC) was associated with increased risk of CAD in type 2 diabetic patients. This effect was independent from effects of other known cardiovascular risk factors
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Efeito da vitamina D no perfil transcricional de cultura organotípica de câncer de mama / Vitamin D effect in the transcriptional profile of breast cancer organotypic culture

Cintia Milani 22 February 2010 (has links)
1,25(OH)2D3 em concentrações elevadas (10-100nM) exerce efeito antiproliferativo e altera o perfil de expressão gênica de linhagens de câncer de mama. Entretanto, o estudo de linhagens não considera as interações epitéliomesênquima, as quais regulam o desenvolvimento do tumor. Além disso, elevadas concentrações de 1,25(OH)2D3 induzem hipercalcemia in vivo. Nossa proposta foi avaliar as ações de uma dose relativamente baixa de 1,25(OH)2D3, concentração que pode ser alcançada in vivo (0,5nM), e uma concentração farmacológica (100nM) em cultura organotípica de câncer de mama, modelo próximo ao fisiológico que simula as condições in vivo, no perfil de expressão gênica.Para isto, avaliamos a integridade da via pela indução do gene alvo CYP24A1. Inicialmente foram avaliadas amostras de 5 pacientes. Biópsias de câncer de mama foram seccionadas, cultivadas e tratadas por 24h com 1,25(OH)2D3 0.5nM ou 100nM. A cultura organotípica manteve-se viável com preservação das características teciduais e índice de proliferação. O perfil de expressão gênica foi determinado pela análise do chip de microarray (U133 Plus 2.0, Affymetrix). Foram regulados 394 genes (Repeated Measures ANOVA, p<0.05, variação de expressão ³ 1,5) incluindo genes envolvidos em resposta imune e metabolismo celular primário. Foram selecionados 7 genes vitamina D induzidos (cuja variação de expressão foi ³ 2 e concordância no sentido da regulação). Análises complementares foram realizadas em um segundo grupo de pacientes (n=16) cujas amostras foram processadas da mesma maneira por qPCR. Estes genes eram: CD14, IL33, BMP6; DPP4, CA2, SHE e IL1RL1. Observou-se indução da expressão de CA2, DPP4 e CD14 mediante tratamento com 1,25(OH)2D3 100nM e CA2, também pela concentração 0,5nM. Além disso, avaliamos a expressão de genes candidatos num modelo in vitro de transformação mamária composto por células HME, HMELT, HMELT+Ras e também a linhagem MCF7, sob as mesmas condições de tratamento (por qPCR, western blotting, microscopia confocal e ELISA). Todos genes candidatos foram regulados positivamente pela vitamina D no modelo de progressão após o tratamento (RT-qPCR). Dentre eles, CD14, IL1RL1 e SHE também foram induzidos em células MCF7. A fração solúvel de CD14 mostrouse significativamente aumentada, assim como houve indução da proteína CA2 nas linhagens HME and HMELT tratadas com a VD. Concluindo, temos que a via de sinalização da vitamina D é funcional em secção de tecido tumoral cultivadas ex vivo, modelo que preserva as interações epitélio-estroma e simula as condições in vivo. Dentre os diversos genes modulados pela 1,25(OH)2D3, encontram-se CYP24A1, CA2, DPP4 e CD14, os quais podem representar biomarcadores da ação deste hormônio no câncer de mama. / High 1,25(OH)2D3 (VD) concentrations (10-100nM) exerts antiproliferative effects and modifies gene expression profile in breast cancer (BC) cell lines. However, studies conducted in cell lines disconsider stromal-epithelium interactions, which are known to regulate breast cancer development. Besides, high VD concentrations may cause hypercalcemia in vivo. Our aim was to evaluate the effects of a relatively low (0,5nM) concentrations of 1,25(OH)2D3 which can be attained in vivo, and pharmacological concentrations (100nM) in an organ culture model, a physiological model which mimics in vivo conditions, by means of differential gene expression profile. Vitamin D pathway integrity was evaluated by the expression of the target gene, CYP24A1. Freshly excised human BC tumor samples were sliced and cultivated in complete culture media containing vehicle, 0.5nM or 100nM 1,25(OH)2D3 for 24 hours. Organotypic culture remained viable with preserved tissue architecture and proliferation index for at least 24 hours. Affymetrix (U133 Plus 2.0) gene expression profiles obtained in five separate tissue samples for each treatment revealed 394 regulated genes (Repeated Measures ANOVA, p<0.05, fold induction ³ 1,5). Biological functions over-represented included immune response and primary cellular metabolism. Expression of seven candidate genes (CD14, IL33, BMP6; DPP4, CA2, SHE and IL1RL1; fold induction ³ 2) was further evaluated in a large number of samples (n=16) using qPCR. Among them, CA2, DPP4 and CD14 were induced by 1,25(OH)2D3 100nM. CA2 was also induced after 1,25(OH)2D3 0.5nM treatment. Expression of candidate genes was also assessed in a model of mammary epithelial cell transformation HME, HMELT, HMELT+Ras and also MCF7 cells treated with VD by qPCR, western blotting, confocal microscopy and ELISA assays. The seven genes were confirmed upregulated by VD (RT-qPCR analysis) in the cell transformation model. Among them, CD14, IL1RL1 and SHE were also modulated in MCF7 cells. A significant increase in soluble CD14 and induction of CA2 protein levels was also detected in HME and HMELT VD treated cells. In conclusion, VD signaling pathway is functional in BC slices cultured ex vivo, a model which preserves stromalepithelial interactions and mimics in vivo conditions. Several genes regulated by 1,25(OH)2D3 were identified in this model and CYP24A1, CA2, DPP4 and CD14 may represent biomarkers of vitamin D action in human breast cancer.
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Perfil de expressão gênica de fibroblastos associados ao câncer de mama submetidos ao tratamento com vitamina D / Gene expression profiling of breast carcinoma associated fibroblast following treatment with vitamin D

Laura Tojeiro Campos 03 December 2010 (has links)
O Papel da 1,25(OH)2D3 (VD3) ou calcitriol, o metabolito ativo da Vitamina D, em câncer de mama tem sido extremamente explorado. Os efeitos antiproliferativos, prodiferenciativos e antiinflamatórios da VD3 são bem documentados na literatura. Análises de microarray vêm auxiliando a identificação de vários genes responsivos e modulados pela VD3 e seus análogos. A maioria desses genes apresentados na literatura é proveniente de estudos utilizando linhagens celulares de câncer de mama ou modelos animais. Pouco é sabido sobre a ação da VD3 em outros tipos celulares constituintes do microambiente tumoral. Fibroblasto associado ao câncer (FAC), o principal componente do microambiente tumoral, apresenta um papel central no complexo processo de interação entre tumor e estroma e consequentemente em todos os passos envolvidos na tumorigênese. O objetivo do nosso estudo foi identificar genes chaves regulados pela VD3 em fibroblastos associados ao câncer de mama. Para isso, culturas primárias de fibroblastos provenientes de cinco amostras de carcinoma mamário ductal invasivo foram estabelecidas e posteriormente caracterizadas fenotipicamente por um conjunto de marcadores. Após a confirmação da presença de receptor de vitamina D, os fibroblastos de cada amostra foram divididos em três grupos: um grupo controle e grupos de tratamento com 0,5 nM e 100 nM de VD3 durante 24 horas. A determinação do perfil de expressão gênica foi realizado utilizando tecnologia de oligo microarray com o GeneChip Human Genome U133 Plus 2.0 (Affymetrix). Foram obtidos 274 genes diferentemente expressos entre os grupos controle e tratamento com 0,5 nM de VD3, muitos deles envolvidos em processos como apoptose e migração celular. Os 161 genes diferentemente expressos obtidos a partir da comparação entre grupos controle e tratamento com 100 nM de VD3 apresentaram-se funcionalmente envolvidos em diversos processos biológicos, sendo que os mais significativos processos regulados pela VD3 em fibroblastos associados ao câncer de mama foram respostas inflamatória e imune, sugerindo que a ação antiinflamatória da VD3, anteriormente relatada em estudos utilizando células epiteliais de câncer de mama, pode também ser aplicada a fibroblastos associados ao câncer de mama / The role of 1,25(OH)2D3 (calcitriol), the active metabolite of Vitamin D, in breast cancer has been extremely explored. Antiproliferative, prodifferentiating and anti-inflammatory effects of calcitriol have been reported in breast cancer. Expression profile by microarray analysis has identified many responsive genes modulated by calcitriol and analogs. The majority of them defined to date are based on studies using breast cancer cell lines or mouse models. Little is known about the action of calcitriol in the others cell types present into the tumor microenvironment. Cancerassociated fibroblasts (CAFs), the principal cell component of the tumor microenvironment, play a central role in the complex process of tumour stroma interaction and consequently in all breast cancer tumorigenesis steps. The aim of our study was to identify key genes that are regulated by calcitriol in breast cancer associated fibroblasts. Primary fibroblasts cell cultures from five breast cancer samples were established and then phenotyping characterized by a set of markers. The occurrence of vitamin D receptor was confirmed in all samples and fibroblasts were divided in three groups: one control group and two treatment groups, 0.5 nM and 100 nM of calcitriol during 24 hours. The determination of gene expression profile was performed by oligo microarray technology using the GeneChip Human Genome U133 Plus 2.0 (Affymetrix). Control and 0.5 nM calcitriol analysis resulted in 274 differentially expressed genes, many of then involved in biological processes as apoptosis and cell migration. The 161 differentially expressed genes obtained from comparison between groups control and 100 nM calcitriol treatment were functionally involved in several biological processes. The most significantive processes regulated by VD3 in breast CAFs were the inflammatory and immune responses, suggesting that the anti-inflammatory action of calcitriol, yet reported in several studies using epithelial breast cancer cells, may also been applied to breast cancer associated fibroblasts
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Perfil de expressão gênica de fibroblastos associados ao câncer de mama submetidos ao tratamento com vitamina D / Gene expression profiling of breast carcinoma associated fibroblast following treatment with vitamin D

Campos, Laura Tojeiro 03 December 2010 (has links)
O Papel da 1,25(OH)2D3 (VD3) ou calcitriol, o metabolito ativo da Vitamina D, em câncer de mama tem sido extremamente explorado. Os efeitos antiproliferativos, prodiferenciativos e antiinflamatórios da VD3 são bem documentados na literatura. Análises de microarray vêm auxiliando a identificação de vários genes responsivos e modulados pela VD3 e seus análogos. A maioria desses genes apresentados na literatura é proveniente de estudos utilizando linhagens celulares de câncer de mama ou modelos animais. Pouco é sabido sobre a ação da VD3 em outros tipos celulares constituintes do microambiente tumoral. Fibroblasto associado ao câncer (FAC), o principal componente do microambiente tumoral, apresenta um papel central no complexo processo de interação entre tumor e estroma e consequentemente em todos os passos envolvidos na tumorigênese. O objetivo do nosso estudo foi identificar genes chaves regulados pela VD3 em fibroblastos associados ao câncer de mama. Para isso, culturas primárias de fibroblastos provenientes de cinco amostras de carcinoma mamário ductal invasivo foram estabelecidas e posteriormente caracterizadas fenotipicamente por um conjunto de marcadores. Após a confirmação da presença de receptor de vitamina D, os fibroblastos de cada amostra foram divididos em três grupos: um grupo controle e grupos de tratamento com 0,5 nM e 100 nM de VD3 durante 24 horas. A determinação do perfil de expressão gênica foi realizado utilizando tecnologia de oligo microarray com o GeneChip Human Genome U133 Plus 2.0 (Affymetrix). Foram obtidos 274 genes diferentemente expressos entre os grupos controle e tratamento com 0,5 nM de VD3, muitos deles envolvidos em processos como apoptose e migração celular. Os 161 genes diferentemente expressos obtidos a partir da comparação entre grupos controle e tratamento com 100 nM de VD3 apresentaram-se funcionalmente envolvidos em diversos processos biológicos, sendo que os mais significativos processos regulados pela VD3 em fibroblastos associados ao câncer de mama foram respostas inflamatória e imune, sugerindo que a ação antiinflamatória da VD3, anteriormente relatada em estudos utilizando células epiteliais de câncer de mama, pode também ser aplicada a fibroblastos associados ao câncer de mama / The role of 1,25(OH)2D3 (calcitriol), the active metabolite of Vitamin D, in breast cancer has been extremely explored. Antiproliferative, prodifferentiating and anti-inflammatory effects of calcitriol have been reported in breast cancer. Expression profile by microarray analysis has identified many responsive genes modulated by calcitriol and analogs. The majority of them defined to date are based on studies using breast cancer cell lines or mouse models. Little is known about the action of calcitriol in the others cell types present into the tumor microenvironment. Cancerassociated fibroblasts (CAFs), the principal cell component of the tumor microenvironment, play a central role in the complex process of tumour stroma interaction and consequently in all breast cancer tumorigenesis steps. The aim of our study was to identify key genes that are regulated by calcitriol in breast cancer associated fibroblasts. Primary fibroblasts cell cultures from five breast cancer samples were established and then phenotyping characterized by a set of markers. The occurrence of vitamin D receptor was confirmed in all samples and fibroblasts were divided in three groups: one control group and two treatment groups, 0.5 nM and 100 nM of calcitriol during 24 hours. The determination of gene expression profile was performed by oligo microarray technology using the GeneChip Human Genome U133 Plus 2.0 (Affymetrix). Control and 0.5 nM calcitriol analysis resulted in 274 differentially expressed genes, many of then involved in biological processes as apoptosis and cell migration. The 161 differentially expressed genes obtained from comparison between groups control and 100 nM calcitriol treatment were functionally involved in several biological processes. The most significantive processes regulated by VD3 in breast CAFs were the inflammatory and immune responses, suggesting that the anti-inflammatory action of calcitriol, yet reported in several studies using epithelial breast cancer cells, may also been applied to breast cancer associated fibroblasts
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A Novel Pathway for Hormonally Active Calcitriol

Lehmann, Bodo, Knuschke, Peter, Meurer, Michael January 2000 (has links)
Calcitriol [1α,25(OH)2D3], the hormonally active form of vitamin D3 (D3) is produced in both renal and extrarenal tissues. Our findings demonstrate that physiological doses of UVB radiation at 300 nm induce the conversion of 7-dehydrocholesterol (7-DHC) via preD3 and D3 into calcitriol in the pmol range in epidermal keratinocytes. The hydroxylation of photosynthesized D3 to calcitriol is strongly suppressed by ketoconazole, a known inhibitor of cytochrome P450 mixed function oxidases. The UVB-induced formation of calcitriol in human skin is demonstrable in vivo by the microdialysis technique. These results suggest that human skin is an autonomous source of hormonally active calcitriol. / Dieser Beitrag ist mit Zustimmung des Rechteinhabers aufgrund einer (DFG-geförderten) Allianz- bzw. Nationallizenz frei zugänglich.
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Combined effects of vitamin D receptor agonists and histone deacetylase inhibition on vitamin D-resistant squamous carcinoma cells

Dabbas, Basel. January 2007 (has links)
No description available.
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Genome-wide identification of target genes to vitamin D and analysis of the molecular mechanisms underlying its therapeutic properties

Tavera Mendoza, Luz Elisa. January 2007 (has links)
No description available.

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