title: Growth-inhibitory effects of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 on normal and psoriatic keratinocytes.
abstract: The effects of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1,25(OH)2D3) on the growth and DNA synthesis of cultured human keratinocytes obtained from involved and uninvolved psoriatic epidermis and normal epidermis were studied. Treatment with 10(-8) M and 10(-7) M of 1,25(OH)2D3 inhibited cell growth as follows: 58.5 +/- 19.3% and 21.3 +/- 13.6% in normal keratinocytes (n = 6); 43.8 +/- 22.8% and 17.8 +/- 12.3% in psoriatic uninvolved keratinocytes (n = 4); 51.7 +/- 18.2% and 13.2 +/- 6.4% in psoriatic involved keratinocytes (n = 6). Inhibition was virtually complete at 10(-6) M. DNA synthesis was also inhibited by 10(-8) M, 10(-7) M and 10(-6) M of 1,25(OH)2D3 as follows: 70.0 +/- 8.3%, 59.0 +/- 6.8% and 16.7 +/- 4.0%, respectively, in normal keratinocytes (n = 3); 78.5 +/- 13.5%, 51.5 +/- 25.5% and 24.5 +/- 21.5%, respectively, in psoriatic uninvolved keratinocytes (n = 2); and 69.3 +/- 14.5%, 41.3 +/- 19.1% and 14.8 +/- 11.2%, respectively, in psoriatic involved keratinocytes (n = 4). These results indicate that 1,25(OH)2D3 functions as a growth inhibitor for cultured human keratinocytes derived from both normal and psoriatic skin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Osaka University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Higashiyama
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nishida
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yoshikawa
mesh_terms: D002117:Calcitriol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004247:DNA / Q000096:biosynthesis; D006801:Humans; D015603:Keratinocytes / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D004247:DNA; D002117:Calcitriol