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ArticleAmerican journal of physical anthropology2016

Vitamin D heritability and effect of pregnancy status in Vervet monkeys (Chlorocebus aethiops sabaeus) under conditions of modest and high dietary supplementation.

Geetha Chittoor, Nicholas M Pajewski, V Saroja Voruganti, Anthony G Comuzzie, Thomas B Clarkson, Matthew Nudy, Peter F Schnatz, Jay R Kaplan, Matthew J Jorgensen

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Geetha ChittoorDepartment of Nutrition, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, Kannapolis, NC.
Nicholas M PajewskiDepartment of Biostatistical Sciences, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC.
V Saroja VorugantiDepartment of Nutrition, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, Kannapolis, NC.
Anthony G ComuzzieDepartment of Genetics, Texas Biomedical Research Institute, San Antonio, TX.
Thomas B ClarksonDepartment of Pathology, Section of Comparative Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC.
Matthew NudyDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA.
Peter F SchnatzDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA.
Jay R KaplanDepartment of Pathology, Section of Comparative Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC.
Matthew J JorgensenDepartment of Pathology, Section of Comparative Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC.

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UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CLINICAL NUTRITION RESEARCH UNITP30DK056350 · NIDDK · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI Ian Michael Carroll · 1999 to 2026
$31.6M
Vervet Research Colony as a Biomedical ResourceP40OD010965 · OD · WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI Matthew Jorgensen · 2012 to 2026
$14.6M
NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK056350NIH HHS P40 OD010965
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThe two objectives of the current study were to: 1) investigate the genetic contributions to variations in serum vitamin D concentrations under two dietary conditions (a standard monkey biscuit diet vs. a diet designed to model typical American consumption); and 2) explore the interaction of vitamin D with pregnancy status using a cohort of pedigreed female vervet/African green monkeys.

methodsThis study includes 185 female (≥3.5 years) vervet/African green monkeys (Chlorocebus aethiops sabaeus) from a multi-generational, pedigreed breeding colony. The 25(OH)D3 concentrations were first measured seven to eight weeks after consuming a "typical American" diet (TAD), deriving 37, 18, and 45% of calories from fat, protein sources, and carbohydrates, and supplemented with vitamin D to a human equivalent of 1,000 IU/day. Vitamin D concentrations were assessed again when animals were switched to a low-fat, standard biscuit diet (LabDiet 5038) for 8 months, which provided a human equivalent of approximately 4,000 IU/day of vitamin D. All statistical analyses were implemented in SOLAR.

resultsPregnancy was associated with reduced 25(OH)D3 concentrations. Heritability analyses indicated a significant genetic contribution to 25(OH)D3 concentrations in the same monkeys consuming the biscuit diet (h(2) =0.66, P=0.0004) and TAD (h(2) =0.67, P=0.0078) diets, with higher 25(OH)D3 concentrations in animals consuming the biscuit diet. Additionally, there was a significant genotype-by-pregnancy status interaction on 25(OH)D3 concentrations (P<0.05) only among animals consuming the TAD diet. DISCUSSION: These results support the existence of a genetic contribution to differences in serum 25(OH)D3 concentrations by pregnancy status and emphasize the role of diet (including vitamin D supplementation) in modifying genetic signals as well as vitamin D concentrations.

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Animal FeedAnimalsChlorocebus aethiopsDietDietary SupplementsFemalePregnancyVitamin DVitamin D25(OH)D3genotype-by-dietgenotype-by pregnancyVervet/African green monkeys

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PMCPMC4783241

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