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ArticleFrontiers in endocrinology2020

Calcitriol Inhibits Viability and Proliferation in Human Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Cells.

Iacopo Gesmundo, Francesca Silvagno, Dana Banfi, Valentina Monica, Alessandro Fanciulli, Giacomo Gamba, Noemi Congiusta, Roberta Libener, Chiara Riganti, Ezio Ghigo and 1 more

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Article in Frontiers in endocrinology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Iacopo GesmundoDivision of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
Francesca SilvagnoDepartment of Oncology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
Dana BanfiDivision of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
Valentina MonicaDepartment of Oncology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
Alessandro FanciulliDivision of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
Giacomo GambaDivision of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
Noemi CongiustaDivision of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
Roberta LibenerPathology Unit, SS. Antonio e Biagio General Hospital, Alessandria, Italy.
Chiara RigantiDepartment of Oncology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
Ezio GhigoDivision of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
Riccarda GranataDivision of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
University of Turin · ITAzienda Ospedaliera Nazionale SS. Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a rare and aggressive tumor, often associated with exposure to asbestos and characterized by poor prognosis and limited treatment options. The biologically active form of vitamin D, calcitriol, exerts anticancer effects in many cell types, both alone and in combination with chemotherapy drugs, through binding to vitamin D receptor (VDR); however, the role of calcitriol in MPM is still unknown. This study aimed to determine the potential antitumor role of calcitriol in MPM. The results showed that calcitriol reduces cell viability and proliferation in human MPM cells lines, which express both cytoplasmic and nuclear VDR; furthermore, calcitriol potentiated the inhibitory activity of the chemotherapy drug PEM. These effects were paralleled by cell cycle arrest and inhibition in expression of c-Myc and cyclins involved in cell cycle progression. Exposure of MPM cells to calcitriol also produced an alteration in mitochondrial function and inhibition in the expression of respiratory chain complex subunits. Finally, the inhibitory effects of calcitriol were also observed on viability of human primary MPM cells. Collectively, these results indicate a novel anticancer role for calcitriol in MPM, suggesting potential for vitamin D derivatives, alone or in combination with chemotherapy, in the treatment of this malignancy.

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CalcitriolCell Cycle CheckpointsCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationCell SurvivalHumansMesothelioma, MalignantTumor Cells, CulturedVitaminsCalcitriolVitaminscalcitriolcell proliferationcell survivalmalignant pleural mesotheliomamitochondria

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PMID33133014
PMCPMC7579995
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