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Premature aging in vitamin D receptor mutant mice.
The Journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular biology - 1 Jul 2009
Keisala Tiina, Minasyan Anna, Lou Yan-Ru, Zou Jing, Kalueff Allan V, Pyykkö Ilmari, Tuohimaa Pentti
Abstract excerpt
Hypervitaminosis vitamin D(3) has been recently implicated in premature aging through the regulation of 1alpha hydroxylase expression by klotho and fibroblast growth factor-23 (Fgf-23). Here we examined whether the lack of hormonal function of vitamin D(3) in mice is linked to aging phenomena. For this, we used vitamin D(3) receptor (VDR) "Tokyo" knockout (KO) mice (fed with a special rescue diet) and analyzed...
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