维生素D补充剂在多发性硬化症中调解了向抗炎性细胞因子反应的转变
Suhail Al-Shammri1,2, Arpita Chattopadhyay2, Raj Raghupathy3
1Division of Neurology, Mubarak Al Kabeer Hospital Kuwait, Jabriya, Kuwait.
概括
新确诊的多发性硬化症 (MS) 患者的维生素D补充剂减少了促炎性细胞因子. 这表明维生素D (Vit-D) 可能通过调节免疫反应来帮助管理MS.
科学领域:
- 神经免疫学 神经免疫学
- 内分泌学 在内分泌学.
背景情况:
- 多发性硬化症 (MS) 是一种自身免疫性疾病,其特征是免疫介导的中枢神经系统损伤.
- 维生素D (Vit-D) 缺乏症在多发性硬化症患者中很常见,可能会影响疾病的发病性.
- 维生素D在MS中调节免疫系统的作用需要进一步阐明.
研究的目的:
- 研究维生素D补充剂对新诊断的多发性硬化症 (MS) 患者的细胞因子概况的影响.
- 评估维生素D水平,细胞因子平衡和早期MS的疾病活性之间的关系.
主要方法:
- 16名新诊断的,从未服用过药物的多发性硬化症患者被跟踪了12个月.
- 在基线和随访时测量了血清25-氧-Vit-D水平.
- 刺激了周围血液单核细胞 (PBMC) 来评估促炎 (TNF-α,IFN-γ,IL-6,IL-12) 和抗炎 (IL-4,IL-5,IL-10) 细胞因子的产生.
主要成果:
- 患者的维生素D水平在基线较低 (16.8 nmol/L).
- 维生素D补充剂,与或没有IFN-β1α免疫疗法,导致促炎细胞因子和促炎与抗炎细胞因子比率显著下降.
- 较高的基线亲炎和抗炎细胞因子比率与MS复发风险增加相关.
结论:
- 在早期MS中,低维生素D水平和高的促炎细胞因子表明低维生素D在疾病发展中的作用.
- 维生素D补充剂可以通过调节免疫-炎症反应,在MS中提供治疗益处.
- 这些发现凸显了维生素D在MS治疗中的潜在重要性.
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