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Ex vivo culture of primary human colonic tissue for studying transcriptional responses to 1?,25(OH)2 and 25(OH) vitamin D.

ABSTRACT: 1?,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 [1?,25(OH)2D3] is a steroid hormone derived from circulating 25(OH) vitamin D [25(OH)D] with chemopreventive effects in colorectal cancer. 1?,25(OH)2D3 acts through transcriptional mechanisms; however, our understanding of vitamin D transcriptional responses in the colon is derived from studies in transformed cancer cell lines which may not represent responses in normal healthy tissue. Here, we describe the optimization of an ex vivo culture model using primary colonic biopsy samples for studying short-term transcriptional response induced by 1?,25(OH)2D3 and 25(OH)D treatment. Colon biopsy samples from healthy subjects were maintained in primary culture and treated in parallel with 100 nM 1?,25(OH)2D3 or 62.5 nM 25(OH)D and vehicle control (ethanol). Viability was assessed using histology and enzymatic assays. Genome-wide transcriptional responses to 1?,25(OH)2D3 were assessed and expression of 25(OH)D targets CYP27B1 and CYP24A1 were measured by real time PCR. We show that ex vivo culture of colonic tissue remains viable for up to 8 h. The largest number of differentially expressed genes in response to 1?,25(OH)2D3 was noted after 6 h (n = 120). As proof of concept, the top upregulated gene was CYP24A1, a well-established vitamin D-responsive gene. With 25(OH)D treatment, mRNA expression of CYP27B1 was significantly increased after 1 h, while expression of CYP24A1 was greatest at 8 h. Ex vivo culture can be used to assess short-term transcriptional responses to 1?,25(OH)2D3 and 25(OH)D in primary tissue from human colon. Future studies will address interindividual differences in transcriptional responses.

SUBMITTER: Mapes B

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4035659 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Ex vivo culture of primary human colonic tissue for studying transcriptional responses to 1α,25(OH)2 and 25(OH) vitamin D.

Mapes Brandon B Chase Meredith M Hong Ellie E Ludvik Anton A Ceryes Katy K Huang Yong Y Kupfer Sonia S SS

Physiological genomics 20140218 8

1α,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 [1α,25(OH)2D3] is a steroid hormone derived from circulating 25(OH) vitamin D [25(OH)D] with chemopreventive effects in colorectal cancer. 1α,25(OH)2D3 acts through transcriptional mechanisms; however, our understanding of vitamin D transcriptional responses in the colon is derived from studies in transformed cancer cell lines which may not represent responses in normal healthy tissue. Here, we describe the optimization of an ex vivo culture model using primary colonic ...[more]

PMID: 24550213

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Project description:Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a significant health burden especially among African Americans (AA). Epidemiological studies have correlated low serum vitamin D with CRC risk, and, while hypovitaminosis D is more common and more severe in AA, the mechanisms by which vitamin D modulates CRC risk and how these differ by race are not well understood. Active vitamin D (1α,25(OH)2D3) has chemoprotective effects primarily through transcriptional regulation of target genes in the colon. We hypothesized that transcriptional response to 1α,25(OH)2D3 differs between AA and European Americans (EA) irrespective of serum vitamin D and that regulatory variants could impact transcriptional response. We treated ex vivo colon cultures from 34 healthy subjects (16 AA and 18 EA) with 0.1μM 1α,25(OH)2D3 or vehicle control for 6h and performed genome-wide transcriptional profiling. We found 8 genes with significant differences in transcriptional response to 1α,25(OH)2D3 between AA and EA with definitive replication of inter-ethnic differences for uridine phosphorylase 1 (UPP1) and zinc finger-SWIM containing 4 (ZSWIM4). We performed expression quantitative trait loci (eQTL) mapping and identified response cis-eQTLs for ZSWIM4 as well as for histone deacetylase 3 (HDAC3), the latter of which showed a trend toward significant inter-ethnic differences in transcriptional response. Allele frequency differences of eQTLs for ZSWIM4 and HDAC3 accounted for observed transcriptional differences between populations. Taken together, our results demonstrate that transcriptional response to 1α,25(OH)2D3 differs between AA and EA independent of serum 25(OH)D levels. We provide evidence in support of a genetic regulatory mechanism underlying transcriptional differences between populations for ZSWIM4 and HDAC3. Further work is needed to elucidate how response eQTLs modify vitamin D response and whether genotype and/or transcriptional response correlate with chemopreventive effects. Relevant biomarkers, such as tissue-specific 1α,25(OH)2D3 transcriptional response, could identify individuals likely to benefit from vitamin D for CRC prevention as well as elucidate basic mechanisms underlying CRC disparities.

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Ex vivo culture of primary human colonic tissue for studying transcriptional responses to 1?,25(OH)2 and 25(OH) vitamin D.

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Ex vivo culture of primary human colonic tissue for studying transcriptional responses to 1α,25(OH)2 and 25(OH) vitamin D.

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