Alterations in rat epidermis provoked by chronic vitamin D deficiency - PubMed (original) (raw)
Alterations in rat epidermis provoked by chronic vitamin D deficiency
J H Pavlovitch et al. Am J Physiol. 1984 Aug.
Abstract
Long-term effects of vitamin D deficiency on epidermis were studied using histometric techniques, [3H]thymidine incorporation into DNA (labeling index), estimation of epidermal acid phosphatase activity, and one-dimensional gel electrophoresis of keratin proteins. The decrease in epidermal thickness due to a reduced number of granular cell layers and a lower level of epidermal acid phosphatase activity were observed in vitamin D-deficient rats. The number of nuclei in the basal layer was increased. No changes in labeled index due to chronic vitamin D deficiency or to 'single injection of 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol to vitamin D-deficient rats were observed. A comparative study of the keratin composition revealed differences in the keratin polypeptide pattern: vitamin D-deficient epidermis specifically lacked two low-molecular-weight components and presented several quantitative differences among other keratin polypeptides. The changes in epidermal morphology and metabolism that took place with vitamin D deficiency were independent of plasma calcium levels because similar modifications were present in vitamin D-deficient but normocalcemic rats (fed a diet rich in calcium and supplemented with lactose). These findings suggest that vitamin D may be one of the important factors for maintaining normal epidermal structure and metabolism through an effect on cell differentiation and formation of granular cell layers. They offer the possibility of using epidermal modification as an additional marker of vitamin D deficiency.
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