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ArticleScientific reports2018

LPS-induced Vitamin D Receptor Decrease in Oral Keratinocytes Is Associated With Oral Lichen Planus.

Bin Zhao, Ran Li, Fang Yang, Feiyan Yu, Na Xu, Fang Zhang, Xuejun Ge, Jie Du

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Article in Scientific reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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21citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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3 · Its place in the literature

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21 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 45 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Bin ZhaoDepartment of Stomatology, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China.
Ran LiDepartment of Stomatology, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China.
Fang YangDepartment of Stomatology, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China.
Feiyan YuDepartment of Stomatology, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China.
Na XuDepartment of Stomatology, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China.
Fang ZhangDepartment of Stomatology, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China.
Xuejun GeDepartment of Stomatology, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China.
Jie DuDepartment of Stomatology, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China. dj1243@hotmail.com.
Shanxi Medical University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The suppressive function of vitamin D on oral lichen planus (OLP) have been documented previously. Vitamin D receptor (VDR) expression is down-regulated in OLP, but the molecular mechanism of its decrease and the related anti-inflammatory contributor of epithelial VDR signaling is unclear. Herein, we demonstrated that lipopolysaccharide (LPS) remarkedly down-regulated VDR expression of keratinocytes, and the reduced regulation was dependent on tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα)-miR-346 pathway. In human specimen studies, VDR levels of oral mucosal epithelia from OLP patients decreased substantially accompanied with robust TNFα and miR-346 induction, compared to the normal tissues. In addition, vitamin D/VDR signaling inhibited LPS-induced p53-upregulated modulator of apoptosis (PUMA) induction in keratinocytes via impeding nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) activation, resulting in keratinocytes apoptosis reduction. Importantly, PUMA activity was up-regulated strongly in diseased epithelium, reversely correlated with VDR expression. Totally, our data indicate that LPS is responsible for VDR downregulation in oral keratinocytes, which is associated with OLP development.

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AdultAgedCells, CulturedFemaleHumansKeratinocytesLichen Planus, OralLipopolysaccharidesMaleMicroRNAsMiddle AgedReceptors, CalcitriolSignal TransductionTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaLipopolysaccharidesMicroRNAsMIRN346 microRNA, humanReceptors, CalcitriolTumor Necrosis Factor-alpha

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PMID29335479
PMCPMC5768778
OpenAlexW2783073814

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