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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-12-22
pubmed:abstractText
There is growing evidence for a role of vitamin D3 signalling in the brain. In this study, we investigated the influence of vitamin D3, in combination with glucocorticoids, on differentiation of the hippocampal progenitor line HIB5, as well as survival of rat primary hippocampal cells. In HIB5, pre-treatment with dexamethasone (Dex) alone inhibited neurite outgrowth and abolished activation of the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway during platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF)-induced differentiation, consistent with previous findings. Interestingly, pre-treating HIB5 with vitamin D3 significantly reduced these effects of Dex and, in addition, lowered the transactivational function of the glucocorticoid receptor (GR) in transient reporter gene assays. A further impact of vitamin D3 on glucocorticoid effects was observed in a rat primary hippocampal culture known to be particularly sensitive to prolonged GR activation. In this model, Dex induced considerable cell death after 72 h of exposure in vitro. However, 24 h of pre-treatment with low doses of vitamin D3 substantially reduced the degree of Dex-induced apoptosis in primary hippocampal cells. Taken together, our experiments demonstrate a cross-talk between vitamin D3 and glucocorticoids in two hippocampal models, a feature that may have important implications in disorders with dysregulated glucocorticoid signalling, including major depression.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0022-3042
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
96
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
500-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:16336217-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:16336217-Cell Differentiation, pubmed-meshheading:16336217-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:16336217-Down-Regulation, pubmed-meshheading:16336217-Drug Interactions, pubmed-meshheading:16336217-Genes, Reporter, pubmed-meshheading:16336217-Glucocorticoids, pubmed-meshheading:16336217-Hippocampus, pubmed-meshheading:16336217-Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1, pubmed-meshheading:16336217-Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3, pubmed-meshheading:16336217-Neurons, pubmed-meshheading:16336217-Neuroprotective Agents, pubmed-meshheading:16336217-Phosphorylation, pubmed-meshheading:16336217-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:16336217-Rats, Wistar, pubmed-meshheading:16336217-Receptors, Glucocorticoid, pubmed-meshheading:16336217-Transcriptional Activation, pubmed-meshheading:16336217-Vitamin D
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Cross-talk of vitamin D and glucocorticoids in hippocampal cells.
pubmed:affiliation
Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Munich, Germany. darja@mpipsykl.mpg.de
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't