ArticleEndocrinology2011
1,25(OH)2vitamin D3 stimulates myogenic differentiation by inhibiting cell proliferation and modulating the expression of promyogenic growth factors and myostatin in C2C12 skeletal muscle cells.
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125 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 255 citations in OpenAlex.
- The Role of Vitamin D in Skeletal Muscle Repair and Regeneration in Animal Models and Humans: A Systematic Review.Nutrients · 2023Pooled it
- Association Between Vitamin D Status and Undernutrition Indices in Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2021Pooled it
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- Interventions to prevent and treat corticosteroid-induced osteoporosis and prevent osteoporotic fractures in Duchenne muscular dystrophy.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
- Pharmacokinetic profile and effect on bone markers and muscle strength of two daily dosage regimens of calcifediol in osteopenic/osteoporotic postmenopausal women.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2021Trial
- Effects of whole-body cryotherapy on 25-hydroxyvitamin D, irisin, myostatin, and interleukin-6 levels in healthy young men of different fitness levels.Scientific reports · 2020Trial
- The effect of vitamin D supplementation on serum total 25(OH) levels and biochemical markers of skeletal muscles in runners.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2020Trial
- Nutritional Supplementation With Physical Activity Improves Muscle Composition in Mobility-Limited Older Adults, The VIVE2 Study: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2017Trial
- Effects of elastic band resistance training and nutritional supplementation on muscle quality and circulating muscle growth and degradation factors of institutionalized elderly women: the Vienna Active Ageing Study (VAAS).European journal of applied physiology · 2016Trial
- A randomized study on the effect of vitamin D₃ supplementation on skeletal muscle morphology and vitamin D receptor concentration in older women.The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism · 2013Trial
- Vitamin D Receptor rs731236 Polymorphism Modulates Cancer Cachexia Susceptibility and Overall Survival: A Real-World Study on Context-Dependent Vitamin D Signalling.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
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- Cross-talk of gut-bone-muscle: osteosarcopenia in experimental colitis models.Laboratory animal research · 2026Review
- Targeting pyroptosis for skeletal muscle atrophy: mechanistic insights and therapeutic perspectives.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- Vitamin D and exercise in obesity: a neurovascular-muscle axis.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Review
- Pathophysiological Role of Vitamin D Deficiency in Down Syndrome: Insights into Metabolic Dysfunction and Sarcopenia.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Association of nut consumption and sarcopenia in Chinese older adults.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Perinatal Vitamin D Deficiency Enhances Brown Adipose Tissue Thermogenesis in Weanling Rats.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Whole-Body Cryotherapy Affects Blood Vitamin D Levels in People with Multiple Sclerosis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
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Abstract
Skeletal muscle wasting is an important public health problem associated with aging, chronic disease, cancer, kidney dialysis, and HIV/AIDS. 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D (1,25-D3), the active form of vitamin D, is widely recognized for its regulation of calcium and phosphate homeostasis in relation to bone development and maintenance and for its calcemic effects on target organs, such as intestine, kidney, and parathyroid glands. Emerging evidence has shown that vitamin D administration improves muscle performance and reduces falls in vitamin D-deficient older adults. However, little is known of the underlying mechanism or the role 1,25-D3 plays in promoting myogenic differentiation at the cellular and/or molecular level. In this study, we examined the effect of 1,25-D3 on myoblast cell proliferation, progression, and differentiation into myotubes. C(2)C(12) myoblasts were treated with 1,25-D3 or placebo for 1, 3, 4, 7, and 10 d. Vitamin D receptor expression was analyzed by quantitative RT-PCR, Western blottings and immunofluorescence. Expression of muscle lineage, pro- and antimyogenic, and proliferation markers was assessed by immunocytochemistry, PCR arrays, quantitative RT-PCR, and Western blottings. Addition of 1,25-D3 to C(2)C(12) myoblasts 1) increased expression and nuclear translocation of the vitamin D receptor, 2) decreased cell proliferation, 3) decreased IGF-I expression, and 4) promoted myogenic differentiation by increasing IGF-II and follistatin expression and decreasing the expression of myostatin, the only known negative regulator of muscle mass, without changing growth differentiation factor 11 expression. This study identifies key vitamin D-related molecular pathways for muscle regulation and supports the rationale for vitamin D intervention studies in select muscle disorder conditions.
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