title: CYP2R1-, CYP27B1- and CYP24-mRNA expression in German type 1 diabetes patients.
abstract: 1,25(OH)(2)D(3) and 25(OH)D(3) have been associated with type 1 diabetes. Diverse enzymes are involved in the synthesis of these metabolites: the 25-Vitamin-D-hydroxylase (CYP2R1), the 25-hydroxyvitamin-D(3)-1-alpha-hydroxylase (CYP27B1) and the 25(OH)D(3)-24-hydroxylase (CYP24) among others. Serum levels of 25(OH)D(3) and 1,25(OH)(2)D(3) were investigated in type 1 diabetes patients (n=173) and the mRNA expression of the CYP2R1, CYP27B1 and CYP24 genes in type 1 diabetes patients (n=33) and healthy controls (n=23). These parameters were correlated with the -1260 (C/A) polymorphism in the CYP27B1 gene. Lower expression of CYP27B1 mRNA in comparison with healthy controls (1.7165 versus 1.7815, P=0.0268) was found. Additionally, patients carrying the genotype CC possessed a reduced amount of CYP27B1 mRNA compared to healthy controls (1.6855 versus 1.8107, respectively, P=0.0220). The heterozygosity rate of the -1260 C/A polymorphism was more frequent in patients with normal levels of 1,25(OH)(2)D(3) (> or =19.9 pmol/ml) than in whose with a level of less than 19.9 pmol/ml (46.7% versus 22.2%, P=0.0134). No correlation with serum levels of 25(OH)D(3) was found. Thus, CYP27B1 gene could play a functional role in the pathogenesis of type 1 diabetes through modulation of its mRNA expression and influence serum levels of 1,25(OH)(2)D(3) via the -1260 C/A polymorphism.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine I, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, University Hospital Frankfurt, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, D-60590 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ramos-Lopez
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Brück
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Jansen
authors.forename: Josef M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Pfeilschifter
authors.forename: Heinfried H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Radeke
authors.forename: Klaus
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Badenhoop
mesh_terms: D015090:25-Hydroxyvitamin D3 1-alpha-Hydroxylase / Q000235:genetics*; D053493:Cholestanetriol 26-Monooxygenase / Q000235:genetics*; D000072467:Cytochrome P450 Family 2; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000235:genetics*; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic / Q000235:genetics*; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D013250:Steroid Hydroxylases / Q000235:genetics*; D065668:Vitamin D3 24-Hydroxylase
chemical_list: D012333:RNA, Messenger; D013250:Steroid Hydroxylases; D000072467:Cytochrome P450 Family 2; C506833:CYP2R1 protein, human; D053493:Cholestanetriol 26-Monooxygenase; D065668:Vitamin D3 24-Hydroxylase; D015090:25-Hydroxyvitamin D3 1-alpha-Hydroxylase