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ArticleScientific reports2019

The Vitamin D status is associated with serum C-reactive protein and adhesion molecules in patients with renal cell carcinoma.

Shen Xu, Jin Song, Zhi-Hui Zhang, Lin Fu, Lan Gao, Dong-Dong Xie, De-Xin Yu, De-Xiang Xu, Guo-Ping Sun

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Article in Scientific reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Dietary and circulating vitamin D and risk of renal cell carcinoma: a meta-analysis of observational studies.International braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of Urology
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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Shen XuDepartment of Oncology, First Affiliated Hospital, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230022, China.
Jin SongDepartment of Urology, Second Affiliated Hospital, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230601, China.
Zhi-Hui ZhangDepartment of Urology, Second Affiliated Hospital, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230601, China.
Lin FuDepartment of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230032, China.
Lan GaoDepartment of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230032, China.
Dong-Dong XieDepartment of Urology, Second Affiliated Hospital, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230601, China.
De-Xin YuDepartment of Urology, Second Affiliated Hospital, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230601, China.
De-Xiang XuDepartment of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230032, China. xudex@126.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5126-4335
Guo-Ping SunDepartment of Oncology, First Affiliated Hospital, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230022, China. sungp@ahmu.edu.cn.
Anhui Medical University · CNAnhui University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Low vitamin D status is associated with an increased risk of renal cell carcinoma (RCC). This study investigated the association of vitamin D status with serum C-reactive protein (CRP) and adhesion molecules among RCC patients. Fifty newly diagnosed RCC patients and 100 age- and sex-matched controls were recruited. As expected, serum 25(OH)D level was lower in RCC patients than in controls. By contrast, serum levels of CRP, an inflammatory molecule, and ICAM, LAMA4 and EpCAM, three adhesion molecules, were higher in RCC patients than in controls. All RCC patients were divided into two groups: H-VitD (>20 ng/ml) or L-VitD (<20 ng/ml). Interestingly, the levels of serum CRP and all adhesion molecules were higher in RCC patients with L-VitD than those with H-VitD. Nuclear vitamin D receptor (VDR) was downregulated and nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) was activated in cancerous tissues. The in vitro experiments found that VitD3 suppressed NF-κB activation and adhesion molecules in RCC cells. Moreover, VitD3 suppressed NF-κB through reinforcing physical interaction between VDR and NF-κB p65 subunit in RCC cells. These results provide a mechanistic explanation for the association among low vitamin D status, local inflammation and increased expression of adhesion molecules among RCC patients.

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AdultAgedCarcinoma, Renal CellCase-Control StudiesCell Adhesion MoleculesC-Reactive ProteinFemaleHumansKidney NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedNF-kappa BSignal TransductionVitamin DVitamin D DeficiencyVitaminsCell Adhesion MoleculesC-Reactive ProteinNF-kappa BVitamin DVitamins

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PMID31723229
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