Novel vitamin D photoproducts and their precursors in the skin

A.T. Słomiński, T. Kim, M.A. Zmijewski, Z. Janjetovic, W. Li, J. Chen, E.I. Kusniatsova, I.V. Semak, A.E. Postlethwaite, D.D. Miller, J.K. Zjawiony, Robert Tuckey

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Abstract

Novel metabolic pathways initiated by the enzymatic action of CYP11A1 on 7DHC (7-dehydrocholesterol), ergosterol, vitamins D3 and D 2 were characterized with help of chemical synthesis, UV and mass spectrometry and NMR analyses. The first pathway follows the sequence 7DHC→ 22(OH)7DHC → 20,22(OH)27DHC → 7DHP (7-dehydropregnenolone) , which can further be metabolized by steroidogenic enzymes. The resulting 5,7-dienes can be transformed by UVB to corresponding, biologically active, secosteroids. Action of CYP11A1 on vitamin D3 and D2 produces novel hydroxyderivatives with OH added at positions C17, C20, C22, C23 and C24, some of which can be hydroxylated by CYP27B1 and/or by CYP27A1 and/ or by CYP24A1. The main products of these pathways are biologically active with a potency related to their chemical structure and the target cell type. Main products of CYP11A1-mediated metabolism on vitamin D are non-calcemic and non-toxic at relatively high doses and serve as partial agonists on the vitamin D receptor. New secosteroids are excellent candidates for therapy of fibrosing, inflammatory or hyperproliferative disorders including cancers and psoriasis. © 2013 Landes Bioscience.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)7-19
JournalDermato-Endocrinology
Volume5
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013

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