Open Access<p>1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D<sub>3</sub> affects gastric cancer progression by repressing BMP3 promoter methylation</p>
Author(s) -
Ye Zhao,
Lun Cai,
Huiling Wang,
Xiaojuan Shi,
Huiming Ye,
Ping Song,
Baoqi Huang,
Chi-Meng Tzeng
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
oncotargets and therapy
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.054
H-Index - 60
ISSN - 1178-6930
DOI - 10.2147/ott.s195642
Subject(s) - dna methylation , cancer , bisulfite sequencing , methylation , carcinogenesis , medicine , vitamin d and neurology , epigenetics , oncology , cancer research , traditional medicine , chemistry , gene expression , gene , biochemistry
Vitamin D 3 has been known to have an anticancer effect, but the mechanisms underlying this is poorly explored. The present study aimed to investigate the antitumor role of vitamin D 3 on gastric cancer and mechanisms.