Vitamin D and the Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition

Several studies support reciprocal regulation between the active vitamin D derivative 1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1,25(OH)2D3) and the epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT). Thus, 1,25(OH)2D3 inhibits EMT via the induction of a variety of target genes that encode cell adhesion and polarity prote...

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Main Authors: María Jesús Larriba, Antonio García de Herreros, Alberto Muñoz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Stem Cells International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/6213872