Impact of Vitamin-D3 on the gene expression profile of mouse colon

Vitamin-D3 (VitD3) exhibits pleiotropic effects in host’s physiology by acting on several organs. To mechanistically understand how VitD3 influences the colon physiology we interrogated the gene expression profile of mouse colon in response to high or low VitD3 bioavailability. VitD3 tissue bioavailability was modulated in mice with the use of diets supplemented with different concentrations of VitD3 (0, 2 or 10 IU/g) and the use of Gc knockout mouse strain in where VitD3 bioavailability is enhanced. Vitamin-D3 (VitD3) exhibits pleiotropic effects in host’s physiology by acting on several organs. To mechanistically understand how VitD3 influences the colon physiology we interrogated the gene expression profile of mouse colon in response to high or low VitD3 bioavailability. VitD3 tissue bioavailability was modulated in mice with the use of diets supplemented with different concentrations of VitD3 (0, 2 or 10 IU/g) and the use of Gc knockout mouse strain in where VitD3 bioavailability is enhanced.