Endogenous Calcitriol Synthesis Controls the Humoral IgE Response in Mice.

The vitamin D receptor participates in the control of IgE class-switch recombination in B cells. The physiologic vitamin D receptor agonist, 1,25(OH)D (calcitriol), is synthesized by the essential enzyme 25-hydroxyvitamin D-1α-hydroxylase (CYP27B1), which can be expressed by activated immune cells. The role of endogenous calcitriol synthesis for the regulation of IgE has not been proven.

Generation of induced pluripotent stem cells from hair follicle bulge neural crest stem cells.

Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) are promising candidates for the study of disease models as well as for tissue engineering purposes. Part of a strategy to develop safe reprogramming technique is reducing the number of exogenous reprogramming factors. Some cells types are more prone to reprogramming than others.