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ArticleClinical epigenetics2025

The effect of 1,25(OH)

Hongyan Sun, Liehao Yang, Nan Li, Yue Hu, Qianying Hu, Zilong Zhou, Xianling Cong

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Article in Clinical epigenetics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Hongyan SunDepartment of Biobank, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Liehao YangDepartment of Dermatology, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Nan LiDepartment of Gynecology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Yue HuDepartment of Biobank, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Qianying HuDepartment of Biobank, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Zilong ZhouDepartment of Biobank, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Xianling CongDepartment of Biobank, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China. congxl@jlu.edu.cn.

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Health research Talents Project of Jilin Province 2023SCZ87Health research Talents Project of Jilin Province 2024SCZ89Science and technology development project of Jilin Province 20230402001GHScience and technology development project of Jilin Province 20240402002GHScience and technology development project of Jilin Province YDZJ202401177ZYTS
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Abstract

backgroundVitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that has a protective role in colorectal cancer. Several studies have identified the association between vitamin D and changes in DNA methylation in different types of tumours. Dickkopf-1 (DKK1) inhibits the Wnt/β-catenin signalling pathway, and 1,25(OH)

methodsFifty-seven colorectal cancer (CRC) patients and fifty-five healthy controls were included in this study. Serum DKK1 and 25(OH)D levels were measured via ELISA and liquid chromatography‒tandem mass spectrometry, respectively, and the associations of DKK1 with clinicopathological characteristics and 25(OH)D were analysed. A DKK1 expression plasmid was transfected into cells to assess the functional significance of DKK1 in CRC progression via CCK8, wound healing and migration assays. BiSulphite Amplicon Sequencing (BSAS) and methylation-specific PCR were used to detect the DKK1 methylation status of colorectal cancer cells and tissues. The effect of 1,25(OH)

resultsA decreased serum DKK1 level was closely associated with nerve infiltration and 25(OH)D status in patients with colorectal cancer. Overexpression of DKK1 reduced the proliferative and migratory capabilities of colorectal cancer cells. The methylation patterns of DKK1 (- 195 to + 231), including 31 CpG sites, were assayed via BSAS in CRC cells and tissues. Compared with those in adjacent normal tissues, the methylation levels of multiple CpG sites located in the promoter, 5'UTR and exon 1 were increased in tumour tissues. DKK1 hypermethylation was associated with decreased DKK1 expression in colorectal cancer cells and tissues. 1,25(OH)

conclusionDKK1 functions as a tumour suppressor in colorectal cancer, and 1,25(OH)

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CalcitriolColorectal NeoplasmsDNA MethylationIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsAgedCase-Control StudiesCell Line, TumorCpG IslandsFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMaleMiddle AgedPromoter Regions, GeneticVitamin DCalcitriolDKK1 protein, humanIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsVitamin D1,25(OH)2D3Colorectal cancerDKK1DNA methylation

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PMCPMC11948728

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