TY - JOUR
T1 - In colorectal carcinoma patients, serum vitamin D levels vary according to stage of the carcinoma
AU - Niv, Yaron
AU - Sperber, Ami D.
AU - Figer, Arie
AU - Igael, Dror
AU - Shany, Shraga
AU - Fraser, Gerald
AU - Schwartz, Betti
PY - 1999/8/1
Y1 - 1999/8/1
N2 - BACKGROUND. Epidemiologic studies have demonstrated an inverse correlation between dietary calcium and vitamin D intake and the incidence of colorectal carcinoma. Elevated serum levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 (25-OH- D3) are associated with a major reduction in the incidence of this neoplasm. The reduction in tumor size and number induced by calcium supplements in an experimental carcinogenesis model was neutralized by vitamin D3 deficiency. To the authors' knowledge, vitamin D serum levels have never been determined previously in colorectal carcinoma patients. They compared serum 1,25- dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1,25(OH)2D3), 25-OH-D3, and parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels of colorectal carcinoma patients with those of healthy controls. METHODS. Serum 1,25(OH)2D3, 25-OH-D3, and PTH levels were determined in 84 colorectal carcinoma patients (10 with Stage I, 29 with Stage II, 25 with Stage III, and 20 with Stage IV) and 30 healthy controls, all of whom were normocalcemic and not taking calcium or vitamin D supplements. RESULTS. 25- OH-D3 serum levels were higher in cancer patients than controls, irrespective of stage. Serum 1,25(OH)2D3 decreased with advancing stage: 73 ± 18, 48 ± 16, 39 ± 12, 34 ± 13, and 75 ± 20 pg/mL in Stages I, II, III, IV, and controls, respectively. There was a corresponding increase in serum PTH levels: 58.0 ± 9.4, 73.7 ± 14.4, 79.0 ± 21.3, 100.4 ± 30.9, and 51.2 ± 3.9 pg/mL in Stages I, II, III, IV, and controls, respectively. Serum vitamin D metabolite levels did not correlate with gender, age, tumor localization, or histologic grade. CONCLUSIONS. An inverse correlation between serum levels of the active metabolite of vitamin D and colorectal carcinoma stage has been demonstrated for the first time, to the authors' knowledge, in colorectal carcinoma patients. Because 1,25(OH)2D3 has been shown to inhibit proliferation of colonic epithelial cells, decreased serum levels may facilitate the growth of colorectal carcinoma and influence its biologic behavior.
AB - BACKGROUND. Epidemiologic studies have demonstrated an inverse correlation between dietary calcium and vitamin D intake and the incidence of colorectal carcinoma. Elevated serum levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 (25-OH- D3) are associated with a major reduction in the incidence of this neoplasm. The reduction in tumor size and number induced by calcium supplements in an experimental carcinogenesis model was neutralized by vitamin D3 deficiency. To the authors' knowledge, vitamin D serum levels have never been determined previously in colorectal carcinoma patients. They compared serum 1,25- dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1,25(OH)2D3), 25-OH-D3, and parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels of colorectal carcinoma patients with those of healthy controls. METHODS. Serum 1,25(OH)2D3, 25-OH-D3, and PTH levels were determined in 84 colorectal carcinoma patients (10 with Stage I, 29 with Stage II, 25 with Stage III, and 20 with Stage IV) and 30 healthy controls, all of whom were normocalcemic and not taking calcium or vitamin D supplements. RESULTS. 25- OH-D3 serum levels were higher in cancer patients than controls, irrespective of stage. Serum 1,25(OH)2D3 decreased with advancing stage: 73 ± 18, 48 ± 16, 39 ± 12, 34 ± 13, and 75 ± 20 pg/mL in Stages I, II, III, IV, and controls, respectively. There was a corresponding increase in serum PTH levels: 58.0 ± 9.4, 73.7 ± 14.4, 79.0 ± 21.3, 100.4 ± 30.9, and 51.2 ± 3.9 pg/mL in Stages I, II, III, IV, and controls, respectively. Serum vitamin D metabolite levels did not correlate with gender, age, tumor localization, or histologic grade. CONCLUSIONS. An inverse correlation between serum levels of the active metabolite of vitamin D and colorectal carcinoma stage has been demonstrated for the first time, to the authors' knowledge, in colorectal carcinoma patients. Because 1,25(OH)2D3 has been shown to inhibit proliferation of colonic epithelial cells, decreased serum levels may facilitate the growth of colorectal carcinoma and influence its biologic behavior.
KW - 1,25(OH)D
KW - 25-OH-D
KW - Chemoprevention
KW - Parathyroid hormone
KW - Proliferation
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U2 - 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0142(19990801)86:3<391::AID-CNCR5>3.0.CO;2-A
DO - 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0142(19990801)86:3<391::AID-CNCR5>3.0.CO;2-A
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C2 - 10430245
AN - SCOPUS:0033178979
SN - 0008-543X
VL - 86
SP - 391
EP - 397
JO - Cancer
JF - Cancer
IS - 3
ER -
