Regulation of the vitamin D receptor and cornifin beta expression in vaginal epithelium of the rats through vitamin D3

Published: 14 August 2009
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The aim of the present study was to determine the respective role of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 on vaginal epithelium and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 receptor expression in ovariectomized rats and vitamin D3 treated rats. Bilateral ovariectomies were performed in 20 mature, non-pregnant Wistar female rats. All the animals were divided into 2 groups consisting of 10 rats each. Group I served as control. In group II, animals were injected intramuscularly with vitamin D3 (50, 00 IU/kg). Two weeks after the injections, vaginas of animals in group I and group II were removed removed and processed for immunohistochemistry. Epithelial differentiation, 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 receptor and cornifin b expression were investigated in vaginal epithelium of control group (ovariectomized) and vitamin D3 treated rats. Vaginal epithelial cells from vitamin D3 treated animals changed into highly- stratified keratinizing layers. 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 receptor and cornifin b as a marker of squamous differentiation were present in ovariectomized rats treated with 1,25- dihydroxyvitamin D3. In contrast, cornifin b and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 receptor were absent in all layers of vaginal epithelium in control group. We demonstrated for the first time that 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 induced proliferation of vaginal epithelium consistent with the cornifin b expression and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 up-regulated 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 receptor expression in vaginal epithelium.

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Abban, G., Yildirim, N., & Jetten, A. (2009). Regulation of the vitamin D receptor and cornifin beta expression in vaginal epithelium of the rats through vitamin D3. European Journal of Histochemistry, 52(2), 107–114. https://doi.org/10.4081/1200