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ArticleThe Indian journal of medical research2023

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Ashvin Varadharajan, M K Sibin, S V Athira, Arijit Kumar Ghosh, Pratibha Misra

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Article in The Indian journal of medical research, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ashvin VaradharajanDepartment of Biochemistry, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
M K SibinDepartment of Biochemistry, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
S V AthiraDepartment of Biochemistry, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
Arijit Kumar GhoshDepartment of Cardiology, Army Institute of Cardio Thoracic Sciences, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
Pratibha MisraDepartment of Biochemistry, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
Armed Forces Medical College · INIndian Army · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background & objectives: Despite being a tropical country, vitamin D deficiency is highly prevalent in India with studies indicating 40-99 per cent prevalence. Apart from calcium and phosphate metabolism, vitamin D is involved in cell cycle regulation, cardiovascular, hepatoprotection. The metabolism of vitamin D is regulated by vitamin D tool genes (CYP2R1/CYP27B1/CYP24A1/VDR). The promoter regions of some of these genes have CpG islands, making them prone to methylation induced gene silencing, which may cause a reduction in circulating vitamin D levels. Epigenetic basis of vitamin D deficiency is yet to be studied in India, and hence, this pilot study was aimed to analyze whether methylation levels of CYP2R1 gene were correlated with the levels of 25(OH)D in healthy, adult individuals in Indian population. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, healthy adults of 18-45 yr of age with no history of malabsorption, thyroidectomy, chronic illness or therapeutic vitamin D supplementation were recruited. DNA methylation analysis was carried out by methylation specific quantitative PCR. Serum calcium, phosphate and vitamin D levels were also quantified. Statistical analysis was done by R 4.0.5 software. Results: A total of 61 apparently healthy adults were analyzed. The serum vitamin D levels did not correlate with CYP2R1 methylation levels in our study population. Significant positive correlation was observed between age and serum vitamin D levels. Significant association of gender was found with CYP2R1 methylation levels. Interpretation & conclusions: This study found no significant correlation between levels of CYP2R1 methylation and circulating 25(OH)D deficiency. Further studies on the Indian population having a larger sample size including entire vitamin D tool genes, among different ethnic groups may be conducted to elucidate molecular etiology of circulating 25(OH)D deficiency. The high prevalence of normal serum calcium and phosphate levels among vitamin D deficient subjects in this study coupled with the strikingly high prevalence of the deficiency at the national level, may suggest the need to revise the cut-off criteria for vitamin D deficiency in the Indian population.

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Cholestanetriol 26-MonooxygenaseCytochrome P450 Family 2Vitamin DVitamin D DeficiencyAdultCalciumCross-Sectional StudiesHumansMethylationPilot ProjectsPolymorphism, Single NucleotidePromoter Regions, GeneticVitaminsCalciumCholestanetriol 26-MonooxygenaseCYP2R1 protein, humanCytochrome P450 Family 2Vitamin DVitaminsCirculating 25(OH)DCYP24A1 - epigeneticsCYP27B1CYP2R1VDRvitamin D deficiencyvitamin D tool genes

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PMID37675692
PMCPMC10645036
OpenAlexW4386429841

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