title: Inhibitory effect of 1 alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 on mast cell proliferation and A23187-induced histamine release, also accompanied by a decreased c-kit receptor.
abstract: Using mouse peritoneal mast cells, we investigated the effects of 1 alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (calcitriol) on mast cell proliferation and histamine release. Calcitriol did not affect IL-3/IL-4-dependent mast cell proliferation, but it selectively inhibited stem cell factor-dependent mast cell proliferation and colony formation. Immunohistochemical and immunoblot analyses revealed that calcitriol treatment reduced expression of purified peritoneal mast cell c-kit protein. Using a mast cell line, MC/9, both c-kit protein and c-kit mRNA transcript were seen to be reduced following calcitriol treatment. Calcitriol also reduced histamine release induced by calcium ionophore A23187. In contrast, anti-IgE antibody-dependent histamine release was not affected by calcitriol. Our results indicate that calcitriol inhibits mast cell proliferation and A23187-induced histamine release that might be associated with a decreased expression of c-kit receptor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Asahikawa Medical College, Hokkaido, Japan.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Toyota
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sakai
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Iizuka
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic / Q000494:pharmacology; D000001:Calcimycin / Q000494:pharmacology; D002117:Calcitriol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002460:Cell Line; D003114:Colony-Forming Units Assay; D015870:Gene Expression / Q000187:drug effects; D006636:Histamine Release / Q000187:drug effects*; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000378:metabolism; D007377:Interleukin-3 / Q000494:pharmacology; D015847:Interleukin-4 / Q000494:pharmacology; D007476:Ionophores / Q000494:pharmacology; D008407:Mast Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D051379:Mice; D019009:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-kit / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic; D007377:Interleukin-3; D007476:Ionophores; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D015847:Interleukin-4; D007073:Immunoglobulin E; D000001:Calcimycin; D019009:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-kit; D002117:Calcitriol