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Yazdanpanah E, Mahmoudi M, Sahebari M, Rezaieyazdi Z, Esmaeili SA, Tabasi N, Jaberi S, Sahebkar A, Rastin M. Vitamin D3 Alters the Expression of Toll-like Receptors in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells of Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. J Cell Biochem 2017; 118:4831-4835. [PMID: 28544067 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.26155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2017] [Accepted: 05/19/2017] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
Abstract
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease characterized by production of inflammatory cytokines and autoreactive antibodies due to the loss of immune tolerance. Recognition of self-nucleic acids by intracellular Toll-like receptors (TLRs) can overactivate immune responses and this abnormal activation of TLRs contributes to the pathogenesis of the disease. In recent years, anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory effects of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (VitD3) on the immune system has received particular attention. The present study investigated the effects of vitamin D3 on the expression of TLR3, TLR7, and TLR9 in SLE patients. Study participants included 20 SLE patients and 20 age- and sex-matched healthy controls. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were isolated and cultured in the presence or absence of vitamin D3 (50 nM). Then RNA was extracted, cDNA was synthesized and gene expression levels of TLR3, TLR7, and TLR9 were assessed using real-time PCR. Up-regulated expression levels of TLR7 and TLR9 were observed in the PBMCs of SLE patients in comparison with controls. Culturing PBMCs with vitamin D3 significantly down-regulated the expression of TLR3 (8.86 ± 4.2 for SLE patients vs. 45.34 ± 18.6 for control; P = 0.03), TLR7 (17.91 ± 7.7 for SLE patients vs. 242.37 ± 89.6 for controls; P = 0.0001) and TLR9 (4.67 ± 1.9 for SLE patients vs. 8.9 ± 1.5 for controls; P = 0.007) in SLE patients in comparison with healthy controls. The results of the current study suggest that vitamin D3 could exert some of its immunomodulatory effects in SLE patients via affecting the expression levels of some TLRs. J. Cell. Biochem. 118: 4831-4835, 2017. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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Affiliation(s)
- Esmaeil Yazdanpanah
- Faculty of Medicine, BuAli Research Institute, Immunology Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.,Student Research Committee, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Faculty of Medicine, BuAli Research Institute, Immunology Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
| | - Maryam Sahebari
- Faculty of Medicine, Internal Medicine Section, Ghaem Hospital, Rheumatic Diseases Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
| | - Zahra Rezaieyazdi
- Faculty of Medicine, Internal Medicine Section, Ghaem Hospital, Rheumatic Diseases Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
| | - Seyed-Alireza Esmaeili
- Faculty of Medicine, BuAli Research Institute, Immunology Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.,Student Research Committee, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
| | - Nafiseh Tabasi
- Faculty of Medicine, BuAli Research Institute, Immunology Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
| | - Soheila Jaberi
- Faculty of Medicine, BuAli Research Institute, Immunology Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.,Student Research Committee, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
| | - Amirhossein Sahebkar
- Neurogenic Inflammation Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.,Biotechnology Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
| | - Maryam Rastin
- Faculty of Medicine, BuAli Research Institute, Immunology Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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