ArticlePloS one2013
Vitamin D receptor, an important transcription factor associated with aldosterone-producing adenoma.
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- Vitamin D and adrenal gland: Myth or reality? A systematic review.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2022Pooled it
- Vitamin D receptor expression in human adrenal medulla and pheochromocytoma cells.Journal of endocrinological investigation · 2026Article
- Sporadic Parathyroid Adenoma: A Pilot Study of Novel Biomarkers in Females.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Article
- Hypomethylation associated vitamin D receptor expression in ATP1A1 mutant aldosterone-producing adenoma.Molecular and cellular endocrinology · 2022Article
- Effect of Dietary Sodium Modulation on Pig Adrenal Steroidogenesis and Transcriptome Profiles.Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979) · 2020Article
- Adrenal disorders: Is there Any role for vitamin D?Reviews in endocrine & metabolic disorders · 2017Review
- Interrelationship Between Vitamin D Insufficiency, Calcium Homeostasis, Hyperaldosteronism, and Autoimmunity.Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) · 2016Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo explore the endocrine mechanisms of aldosterone-producing adenoma (APA) by using the microarray expression profiles of normal and APA samples.
methodsThe gene expression profile GSE8514 was downloaded from Gene Expression Omnibus database, including samples from normal adrenals (n = 5) and APAs (n = 10). The differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified by samr package and endocrine DEGs were obtained according to Clinical Genome Database. Then, functional enrichment analysis of screened DEGs was performed by DAVID (Database for Annotation, Visualization and Integrated Discovery). Finally, a regulatory network was constructed to screen endocrine genes related with adrenal dysfunction and pathway enrichment analysis for the constructed network was performed.
resultsA total of 2149 DEGs were identified including 379 up- and 1770 down-regulated genes. And 26 endocrine genes were filtered from the DEGs. Furthermore, the down-regulated DEGs are mainly related to protein kinase cascade, response to molecule of bacterial origin, response to lipopolysaccharide, cellular macromolecule catabolic process and macromolecule catabolic process, while the up-regulated DEGs are related with regulation of ion transport. The target genes of VDR (vitamin D receptor), one of the three endocrine genes differentially expressed in the regulatory network, were endocrine genes including CYP24A1 (25-hydroxyvitamin D-24-hydroxylase) and PTH (parathyroid hormone). Three pathways may be associated with APA pathogenesis including cytokine-cytokine receptor interaction, pathways in cancer and autoimmune thyroid disease.
conclusionThe VDR is the most significant transcription factor and related endocrine genes might play important roles in the endocrine mechanisms of APA.
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