The study found that pretreatment with 1 alpha,25(OH)(2)D-3 can reduce the internalization of B. pseudomallei and decrease the formation of MNGCs in A549 cells. In addition, 1 alpha,25(OH)(2)D-3 can enhance the expression of specific genes and reduce inflammation. Therefore, this study suggests that supplementation with 1 alpha,25(OH)(2)D-3 may be an effective supportive treatment for melioidosis patients.
Melioidosis is an infectious disease with high mortality rates in human, caused by the bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei. As an intracellular pathogen, B. pseudomallei can escape from the phagosome and induce multinucleated giant cells (MNGCs) formation resulting in antibiotic resistance and immune evasion. A novel strategy to modulate host response against B. pseudomallei pathogenesis is required. In this study, an active metabolite of vitamin D-3 (1 alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D-3 or 1 alpha,25(OH)(2)D-3) was selected to interrupt pathogenesis of B. pseudomallei in a human lung epithelium cell line, A549. The results demonstrated that pretreatment with 10(-6) M 1 alpha,25(OH)(2)D-3 could reduce B. pseudomallei internalization to A549 cells at 4 h post infection (P < 0.05). Interestingly, the presence of 1 alpha,25(OH)(2)D-3 gradually reduced MNGC formation at 8, 10 and 12 h compared to that of the untreated cells (P < 0.05). Furthermore, pretreatment with 10(-6) M 1 alpha,25(OH)(2)D-3 considerably increased hCAP-18/LL-37 mRNA expression (P < 0.001). Additionally, pro-inflammatory cytokines, including MIF, PAI-1, IL-18, CXCL1, CXCL12 and IL-8, were statistically decreased (P < 0.05) in 10(-6) M 1 alpha,25(OH)(2)D-3-pretreated A549 cells by 12 h post-infection. Taken together, this study indicates that pretreatment with 10(-6) M 1 alpha,25(OH)(2)D-3 has the potential to reduce the internalization of B. pseudomallei into host cells, decrease MNGC formation and modulate host response during B. pseudomallei infection by minimizing the excessive inflammatory response. Therefore, 1 alpha,25(OH)(2)D-3 supplement may provide an effective supportive treatment for melioidosis patients to combat B. pseudomallei infection and reduce inflammation in these patients.
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