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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-8-11
pubmed:abstractText
Calcitriol (1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3, 1,25(OH)2D3) plays a pivotal role in maintaining calcium and phosphate homeostasis. Aside from that, it supports the native and attenuates the acquired immune system and has positive effects on cell growth, differentiation and the prevention of carcinogenesis. The goal of this study was to detect possible differences in the expression of the calcitriol-degrading enzyme 24-hydroxylase (24-OHase) between malignant and benign ovarian cell lines and tissue. The analyses were based on real-time PCR, nested touchdown PCR and Western blot. When compared to benign granulose GLZ cells, the malignant HGL5 cells showed a significantly higher 24-OHase expression at the protein level (p<0.01). In the malignant ovarian tissue, the expression was significantly higher in RNA (p<0.001), but lower at the protein level (p<0.01). An increased 24-OHase expression could indicate a decrease in available calcitriol.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1791-7530
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
29
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
3635-9
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Expression of 25-hydroxyvitamin D3-24-hydroxylase in benign and malignant ovarian cell lines and tissue.
pubmed:affiliation
KIinik für Frauenheilkunde und Geburtshilfe, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, D-23562 Lübeck, Germany. dorothea.fischer@uk-sh.de
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article