PMID- 28368538 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20170907 LR - 20191210 IS - 1945-7170 (Electronic) IS - 0013-7227 (Print) IS - 0013-7227 (Linking) VI - 158 IP - 6 DP - 2017 Jun 1 TI - Combined Deletion of the Vitamin D Receptor and Calcium-Sensing Receptor Delays Wound Re-epithelialization. PG - 1929-1938 LID - 10.1210/en.2017-00061 [doi] AB - When the skin is injured, keratinocytes proliferate, migrate, and differentiate to regenerate the epidermis. We recently showed that ablation of the vitamin D receptor (Vdr) in keratinocytes delays wound re-epithelialization in mice also fed a low-calcium diet, implicating a cooperative role of Vdr and calcium signaling in this process. In this study, we examined the role of vitamin D and calcium signaling in wound healing by deleting their receptors, Vdr and the calcium-sensing receptor (Casr). Gene expression profiling of neonatal epidermis lacking both Vdr and Casr [Vdr and Casr double knockout (DKO)] specifically in keratinocytes revealed that DKO affects a number of pathways relevant to wound healing, including Vdr, beta-catenin, and adherens junction (AJ) signaling. In adult skin, DKO caused a significant delay in wound closure and re-epithelialization, whereas myofibroblast numbers and matrix deposition were unaffected. The injury-induced proliferation of epidermal keratinocytes was blunted in both epidermis and hair follicles, and expression of beta-catenin target genes was reduced in the DKO. Expression of E-cadherin and desmoglein 1 was reduced in the shortened leading edges of the epithelial tongues re-epithelializing the wounds, consistent with the decreased migration rate of DKO keratinocytes in vitro. These results demonstrate that Vdr and Casr are required for beta-catenin-regulated cell proliferation and AJ formation essential for re-epithelialization after wounding. We conclude that vitamin D and calcium signaling in keratinocytes are required for a normal regenerative response of the skin to wounding. CI - Copyright (c) 2017 Endocrine Society. FAU - Oda, Yuko AU - Oda Y AD - Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94158. AD - Department of Dermatology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94158. FAU - Hu, Lizhi AU - Hu L AD - Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94158. AD - School of Basic Medical Sciences, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China. FAU - Nguyen, Thai AU - Nguyen T AD - San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, California 94158. FAU - Fong, Chak AU - Fong C AD - San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, California 94158. FAU - Tu, Chia-Ling AU - Tu CL AD - San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, California 94158. FAU - Bikle, Daniel D AU - Bikle DD AD - San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, California 94158. LA - eng GR - R01 AR050023/AR/NIAMS NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 AR056256/AR/NIAMS NIH HHS/United States GR - I01 BX001066/BX/BLRD VA/United States GR - R21 DE025357/DE/NIDCR NIH HHS/United States GR - I01 BX003814/BX/BLRD VA/United States PT - Journal Article PL - United States TA - Endocrinology JT - Endocrinology JID - 0375040 RN - 0 (CASR protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Receptors, Calcitriol) RN - 0 (Receptors, Calcium-Sensing) RN - 0 (Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled) RN - 0 (beta Catenin) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Animals, Newborn MH - Calcium Signaling/genetics MH - Cell Movement/genetics MH - Cell Proliferation/genetics MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Humans MH - Keratinocytes/physiology MH - Male MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - Mice, Knockout MH - Re-Epithelialization/*genetics MH - Receptors, Calcitriol/*genetics MH - Receptors, Calcium-Sensing MH - Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled/*genetics MH - Skin/metabolism/physiopathology MH - Time Factors MH - Wound Healing/*genetics MH - beta Catenin/metabolism PMC - PMC5460927 EDAT- 2017/04/04 06:00 MHDA- 2017/09/08 06:00 PMCR- 2018/06/01 CRDT- 2017/04/04 06:00 PHST- 2017/01/13 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/03/08 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/04/04 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/09/08 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/04/04 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2018/06/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 3077225 [pii] AID - endo_201700061 [pii] AID - 10.1210/en.2017-00061 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Endocrinology. 2017 Jun 1;158(6):1929-1938. doi: 10.1210/en.2017-00061.