Vitamin D receptor as an intestinal bile acid sensor

Makoto Makishima; Timothy T. Lu; Wen Xie; G. Kerr Whitfield; Hideharu Domoto; Ronald M. Evans; Mark R. Haussler; David J. Mangelsdorf

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Vitamin D receptor as an intestinal bile acid sensor

Makoto Makishima, Timothy T. Lu, Wen Xie, G. Kerr Whitfield, Hideharu Domoto, Ronald M. Evans, Mark R. Haussler, David J. Mangelsdorf

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The vitamin D receptor (VDR) mediates the effects of the calcemic hormone 1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D₃ [1,25(OH)₂D₃]. We show that VDR also functions as a receptor for the secondary bile acid lithocholic acid (LCA), which is hepatotoxic and a potential enteric carcinogen. VDR is an order of magnitude more sensitive to LCA and its metabolites than are other nuclear receptors. Activation of VDR by LCA or vitamin D induced expression in vivo of CYP3A, a cytochrome P450 enzyme that detoxifies LCA in the liver and intestine. These studies offer a mechanism that may explain the proposed protective effects of vitamin D and its receptor against colon cancer.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1313-1316
Number of pages	4
Journal	Science
Volume	296
Issue number	5571
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1070477
State	Published - May 17 2002
Externally published	Yes

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