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ArticleCellular and molecular gastroenterology and hepatology2020

Vitamin D Receptor Protects Against Dysbiosis and Tumorigenesis via the JAK/STAT Pathway in Intestine.

Yong-Guo Zhang, Rong Lu, Shaoping Wu, Ishita Chatterjee, David Zhou, Yinglin Xia, Jun Sun

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Article in Cellular and molecular gastroenterology and hepatology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 47 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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47 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 102 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Yong-Guo ZhangDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
Rong LuDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
Shaoping WuDepartment of Biochemistry, Rush University, Chicago, Illinois.
Ishita ChatterjeeDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
David ZhouDepartment of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri.
Yinglin XiaDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
Jun SunDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois; University of Illinois at Chicago Cancer Center, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. Electronic address: junsun7@uic.edu.
University of Illinois Chicago · USRush University · USWashington University in St. Louis · US

Funding

How Vitamin D Receptor Influences Intestinal BarriersR01DK114126 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO · PI Jun Sun · 2018 to 2026
$3.0M
Vitamin D Receptor Regulation of Microbiota in Intestinal EpitheliaR01DK105118 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO · PI SUN, JUN · 2016 to 2020
$1.8M
NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK105118NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK114126
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND &

aimsVitamin D exerts regulatory roles via vitamin D receptor (VDR) in mucosal immunity, host defense, and inflammation involving host factors and microbiome. Human Vdr gene variation shapes the microbiome and VDR deletion leads to dysbiosis. Low VDR expression and diminished vitamin D/VDR signaling are observed in colon cancer. Nevertheless, how intestinal epithelial VDR is involved in tumorigenesis through gut microbiota remains unknown. We hypothesized that intestinal VDR protects mice against dysbiosis via modulating the Janus kinase (JAK)/signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) pathway in tumorigenesis.

methodsTo test our hypothesis, we used an azoxymethane/dextran sulfate sodium-induced cancer model in intestinal VDR conditional knockout (VDR

resultsVDR

conclusionsWe provide insights into the mechanism of VDR dysfunction leading to dysbiosis and tumorigenesis. It indicates a new target: microbiome and VDR for the prevention of cancer.

Indexed as

AgedAnimalsCarcinogenesisColonic NeoplasmsDysbiosisFemaleHCT116 CellsHumansIntestinesJanus KinasesMaleMice, Inbred C57BLMiddle AgedProtective FactorsReceptors, CalcitriolSignal TransductionJanus KinasesReceptors, CalcitriolSTAT Transcription FactorsVDR protein, humanVdr protein, mouseCancerColonoidsDysbiosisHost–Bacterial InteractionsInflammationMicrobiomeNuclear ReceptorSTATVDRVitamin D

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PMID32497792
PMCPMC7498955
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