title: Regulation of 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 1alpha-hydroxylase, 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 24-hydroxylase and vitamin D receptor gene expression by 8-bromo cyclic AMP in cultured human syncytiotrophoblast cells.
abstract: In vitro differentiation of human trophoblast cells is a dynamic process accompanied by increasing intracellular levels of cyclic AMP (cAMP). Signaling through cAMP in this tissue is central to hormone expression and cytodifferentiation. In the present study, we analyzed transcriptional regulation of key enzymes involved in vitamin D endocrine system during in vitro syncytiotrophoblast formation. Total RNA was isolated from human trophoblast cells and subjected to reverse transcription, polymerase chain reaction and Southern blot analysis using specific primers and radiolabeled probes. During syncytium formation 25-hydroxyvitamin D(3) 1alpha-hydroxylase (CYP27B1) was decreased while vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene remained unaffected. No 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3) 24-hydroxylase (CYP24) transcription signal was detected. Nevertheless, incubations in the presence of 8-bromo cAMP (1.5mM) resulted in CYP24 induction and CYP27B1 inhibition, respectively. The overall data showed that cultured human syncytiotrophoblasts express key enzymes involved in vitamin D metabolism, as well as VDR. The results support previous findings that human placenta is a source of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3) (1,25-(OH)(2)D(3)), which synthesis is regulated by common growth and developmental factors. The data also suggest a tissue-dependant differential regulation of CYP27B1 gene expression by cAMP.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Biología de la Reproducción, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Vasco de Quiroga No. 15, Tlalpan 14000, Mexico D.F., Mexico. euclides@excite.com
authors.forename: Euclides
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Avila
authors.forename: Lorenza
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Díaz
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Halhali
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Larrea
mesh_terms: D015090:25-Hydroxyvitamin D3 1-alpha-Hydroxylase / Q000235:genetics*; D015124:8-Bromo Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001483:Base Sequence; D015139:Blotting, Southern; D002460:Cell Line; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System / Q000235:genetics*; D017931:DNA Primers; D005260:Female; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011247:Pregnancy; D018167:Receptors, Calcitriol / Q000235:genetics*; D013250:Steroid Hydroxylases / Q000235:genetics*; D014327:Trophoblasts / Q000378:metabolism*; D065668:Vitamin D3 24-Hydroxylase
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D018167:Receptors, Calcitriol; D015124:8-Bromo Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System; D013250:Steroid Hydroxylases; D065668:Vitamin D3 24-Hydroxylase; D015090:25-Hydroxyvitamin D3 1-alpha-Hydroxylase