Vitamin D receptors (VDR) are abundantly expressed in developing zebrafish as early as 48 hours post-fertilization, and prior to the development of a mineralized skeleton, and mature intestine and kid
The vitamin D receptor (VDR) has been knocked out in monocytic THP-1 cells after stimulation of ko and control cells with the the natural VDR ligand 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1,25(OH)2D3), quadruplica
Human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) represent a highly responsive primary tissue that is composed of innate and adaptive immune cells. In this study, we compared modulation of the transcr
Obesity is a leading risk factor for tumorigenesis and there is emerging support for a positive association between obesity and a more aggressive fatal prostate cancer. However, a complete understandi
