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JOURNAL OF STEROID BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
卷 97, 期 1-2, 页码 103-109出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2005.06.004
关键词
25-hydroxyvitamin D-1 alpha-hydroxylase; tumors; cancer
资金
- Breast Cancer Now [1999:108] Funding Source: Medline
The Vitamin D-activating enzyme 25-hydroxyvitamin D-1 alpha-hydroxylase (I a-hydroxylase) is now known to be expressed in a much wider range of tissues that previously thought, suggesting a role for 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D-3 (1,25(OH)(2)D-3), which is more in keeping with a cytokine than a hormone. In this capacity, the function of lot-hydroxylase in tumors is far from clear. Studies from several groups including ours have shown altered expression of 1 alpha-hydroxylase in different types of neoplasm including breast, prostate and colon cancers. However, functional analysis of Vitamin D metabolism in cancer is complicated by the heterogenous composition of tumors. Immunohistochemical analysis of breast tumors has shown that 1 alpha-hydroxylase is expressed by both epithelial cells and by tumor-infiltrating macrophages, suggesting an immunomodulatory component to 1,25(OH)(2)D-3 production in some types of cancer. The demonstration of 1 alpha-hydroxylase activity in tumors and their equivalent normal tissues has implications for both the treatment and prevention of cancers. For example, in tumors chemotherapy options may include the use of non-1 alpha-hydroxylated Vitamin D analogs to increase local concentrations of active metabolites without systemic side-effects. The role of lot-hydroxylase in protection against cancer is likely to be more complicated and may involve anti-tumor immune responses. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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