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JOURNAL OF STEROID BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
卷 144, 期 -, 页码 106-109出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2013.12.007
关键词
Placenta; Cytochromes P450; Vitamin D; Calcitriol; Pregnancy
资金
- National Council of Science and Technology, CONACyT, Mexico [154215]
- CONACyT [48582]
Placenta is an important source of endocrine and immunological factors. During pregnancy, calcitriol, the active metabolite of vitamin D, is also metabolized by decidua and placental tissue by means of CYP27B1 and CYP24A1 for synthesis and inactivation of calcitriol respectively. Calcitriol production is regulated by several factors in a tissue-specific manner. However, the association of pro-inflammatory cytokines on calcitriol metabolism has not been studied in human placenta. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of TNF-alpha, INF-gamma, IL-6 and IL-1 beta upon CYP27B1 and CYP24A1 gene expression in primary cultures of human placental cells. Placentas were obtained immediately after delivery by cesarean section from normotensive women. Cytokine effects upon mRNA of CYPs in enriched trophoblastic cell preparations were evaluated by using qPCR. The results showed that incubation of trophoblasts in the presence of each cytokine resulted in a significant increase of both CYPs expression. Interestingly, TNF-alpha increased significantly the ratio of CYP24A1/CYP27B1 gene expression, while IFN-gamma preferentially induced CYP27B1, whereas IL-1 beta and IL-6 stimulated gene expression of both CYPs in the same proportion. The results suggest that cytokines among other factors regulate calcitriol metabolism in human placenta; specifically, INF-gamma may contribute to calcitriol production while TNF-alpha favors its catabolism. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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