Regulation of somatostatin expression by vitamin D3 and valproic acid in human adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells.
Luise DoeringRahul KhatriSebastian Friedrich PetryHeinrich SauerHans-Peter HowaldtThomas LinnPublished in: Stem cell research & therapy (2019)
Human ADMSC carry the VDR. The vitamin D metabolising enzyme 25-Hydroxylase responded to the addition of vitamin D3. Moreover, our results demonstrate that somatostatin expression in ADMSC is constitutive, partially secreted and regulated by vitamin D3 and VPA.