Abstract
The nuclear vitamin D receptor (VDR) mediates the effects of 1, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 1, 25D3 to alter intestinal gene transcription and promote calcium absorption. Because 1, 25D3 also exerts anti-cancer effects, we examined the efficacy of 1, 25D3 to induce cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes. Exposure of human colorectal adenocarcinoma cells (HT-29) to 108 M 1, 25D3 resulted in ≥3-fold induction of CYP3A4 mRNA and protein as assessed by RT-PCR and Western blotting, respectively. Six vitamin D responsive element (VDRE)-like sequences in the promoter region of the CYP3A4 gene were then individually tested for their ability to enhance transcription. A canonical DR3-type element in the distal region of the promoter(-7719-GGGTCAgcaAGTTCA-7733), and a proximal, non-classical everted repeat with a spacer of 6 bp (ER6; -169-TGAACTcaaaggAGGTCA-152) were identified as functional VDREs in this CYP gene. These data suggest that 1, 25D3-dependent, VDR-mediated induction of CYP3A4 may constitute a chemoprotective mechanism for detoxification of enteric xenobiotics and carcinogens.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 730-738 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications |
Volume | 299 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2002 |
Keywords
- 1, 25-Dihydroxyvitamin D
- Carcinogens
- Chemoprevention
- Cytochrome P450
- Detoxification
- Enterocytes
- Nuclear vitamin D receptor
- Pregnane X receptor
- Retinoid X receptor
- Xenobiotics
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biophysics
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Biology
- Cell Biology