The effects of serum levels, and alterations in the genes of binding protein and receptor of vitamin D on gastric cancer


Durak S., Gheybi A., Demirkol S., Arikan S., Zeybek S. U., Akyuz F., ...More

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REPORTS, vol.46, no.6, pp.6413-6420, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 46 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s11033-019-05088-9
  • Journal Name: MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REPORTS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.6413-6420
  • Keywords: Gastric cancer, VDR, VDBP, Vitamin D, Polymorphism, 25-HYDROXYVITAMIN D, D DEFICIENCY, POLYMORPHISMS, ASSOCIATION, RISK
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Due to many biological cell functions of vitamin D including regulation of cell survival, proliferation and differentiation, the metabolism of itself gains importance in the development of several types of cancer. This case-control study was designed to evaluate the risk of gastric cancer development in terms of VDR rs2228570 & rs731236, and VDBP rs7041 polymorphisms, and serum levels of vitamin D. The study consists of 77 gastric cancer patients and 84 healthy individuals. VDR and VDBP gene polymorphisms and vitamin D levels were determined by using PCR-RFLP and HPLC methods. The distribution of VDR or VDBP gene variants were not different in study groups. The serum level of 25-hydroxyvitamin D was significantly lower in gastric cancer patients versus controls (16 +/- 6 -> 11 +/- 6 ng/ml) in which male patients have higher levels than females. Although the whole study population lacks normal levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D, it was found that the risk of the development of gastric cancer was approximately fourfold higher in cases with severe vitamin D (<10 ng/ml) deficiency. Our results indicate that VDR rs731236 & rs2228570 or VDBP rs7041 polymorphisms were not risk factors for the development of gastric cancer individually, however, lower serum levels of vitamin D may be a contributory risk for both predisposition and development of gastric cancer.