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PLOS ONE
Volume 11, Issue 8, Pages -Publisher
PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0160482
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- FWO Vlaanderen [G.0B11.13]
- Katholieke Universiteit Leuven [OT/11/088]
- AstraZeneca chair
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Cigarette smoking is associated with increased inflammation and defective antibacterial responses in the airways. Interestingly, vitamin D has been shown to suppress inflammation and to improve antibacterial defense. However, it is currently unknown whether vitamin D may modulate inflammation and antibacterial defects in human cigarette smoke (CS)exposed airways. To explore these unresolved issues, alveolar macrophages obtained from non-smoking and smoking subjects as well as human cigarette smoke extract (CSE)treated THP-1 macrophages were stimulated with 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D (1,25(OH)(2)D) to address inflammatory and antibacterial responses. Although basal levels of inflammatory cytokines and chemokines did not differ between non-smoking and smoking subjects, 1,25 (OH)(2)D did reduce levels of IL-6, TNF-alpha and MCP-1 in alveolar macrophages in response to LPS/IFN-gamma, although not statistically significant for TNF-alpha and IL-6 in smokers. CSE did not significantly alter vitamin D metabolism (expression levels of CYP24A1 or CYP27B1) in THP-1 macrophages. Furthermore, stimulation with 1,25(OH)(2)D reduced mRNA expression levels and/or protein levels of IL-8, TNF-alpha and MCP-1 in CSE-treated THP-1 macrophages. 1,25( OH)(2)D did not improve defects in phagocytosis of E. coli bacteria or the oxidative burst response in CSE-treated THP-1 macrophages or alveolar macrophages from smokers. However, 1,25(OH)(2)D significantly enhanced mRNA expression and/or protein levels of the antimicrobial peptide cathelicidin in alveolar macrophages and THP-1 macrophages, independently of CS exposure. In conclusion, our results provide the first evidence that vitamin D could be a new strategy for attenuating airway inflammation and improving antibacterial defense in CS-exposed airways.
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