| Literature DB >> 3004732 |
S A Clark, W E Stumpf, C W Bishop, H F DeLuca, D H Park, T H Joh.
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Target cells for 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 were demonstrated in the adrenal medulla by frozen-section autoradiography. The appearance of these target cells was age-dependent in neonatal mice. Immunocytochemical staining for phenylethanolamine-N-methyltransferase revealed that both epinephrine and non-epinephrine cells concentrate 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 in their nuclei. In contrast, immunocytochemical staining for "vitamin D-dependent calcium-binding protein" (D-CaBP) demonstrated that D-CaBP immunoreactivity is localized in only a small percentage of adrenomedullary cells, in mice and rats. Comparison of PNMT and D-CaBP immunoreactivities in sequential sections showed that epinephrine-producing cells do not contain D-CaBP. These results indicate that adrenal medullary cells have receptors for 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 and that 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 may directly affect certain functions of these endocrine cells.Entities:
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Year: 1986 PMID: 3004732 DOI: 10.1007/bf00251043
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cell Tissue Res ISSN: 0302-766X Impact factor: 5.249