Locally produced vitamin D metabolites are of high importance for growth regulation in various tissues. Using real‐time PCR, we have characterized expression of key components of the vitamin D system vitamin D receptor (VDR), vitamin D‐25‐hydroxylase (25OHase), 25‐hydroxyvitamin D−1 α‐hydroxylase (1αOHase), and 1,25‐dihydroxyvitamin D‐24‐hydroxylase (24OHase) in the SZ95 human sebaceous gland cell line. Incubation of SZ95 cells with 1,25‐dihydroxyvitamin D resulted in a dose‐dependent suppression of cell proliferation. RNA levels for VDR, 25OHase, 1αOHase, and 24OHase were characterized in SZ95 cells treated with various vitamin D analogs. In conclusion, our findings demonstrate that key components of the vitamin D system are strongly expressed in the SZ95 human sebaceous gland cell line and that local synthesis or metabolism of vitamin D metabolites may be of importance for growth regulation and various other cellular functions in sebaceous glands. Moreover, we conclude that sebaceous glands represent promising targets for therapy with vitamin D analogs or for pharmacological modulation of calcitriol synthesis/metabolism.
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