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Vitamin D Inhibits Monocyte/Macrophage Proinflammatory Cytokine Production by Targeting MAPK Phosphatase-1

Yong Zhang, Donald Y. M. Leung, Brittany N. Richers, Yusen Liu, Linda K. Remigio, David W. Riches and Elena Goleva
J Immunol March 1, 2012, 188 (5) 2127-2135; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4049/jimmunol.1102412
Yong Zhang
*Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Health, Denver, CO 80206;
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Donald Y. M. Leung
*Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Health, Denver, CO 80206;
†Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO 80045; and
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Brittany N. Richers
*Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Health, Denver, CO 80206;
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Yusen Liu
‡Center for Perinatal Research, Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH 43205;
§Department of Pediatrics, Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH 43205
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Linda K. Remigio
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David W. Riches
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Abstract

It is estimated that 1 billion people around the world are vitamin D deficient. Vitamin D deficiency has been linked to various inflammatory diseases. However, the mechanism by which vitamin D reduces inflammation remains poorly understood. In this study, we investigated the inhibitory effects of physiologic levels of vitamin D on LPS-stimulated inflammatory response in human blood monocytes and explored potential mechanisms of vitamin D action. We observed that two forms of the vitamin D, 1,25(OH)2D3, and 25(OH)D3, dose dependently inhibited LPS-induced p38 phosphorylation at physiologic concentrations, IL-6 and TNF-α production by human monocytes. Upon vitamin D treatment, the expression of MAPK phosphatase-1 (MKP-1) was significantly upregulated in human monocytes and murine bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMM). Increased binding of the vitamin D receptor and increased histone H4 acetylation at the identified vitamin D response element of the murine and human MKP-1 promoters were demonstrated. Moreover, in BMM from MKP1−/− mice, the inhibition of LPS-induced p38 phosphorylation by vitamin D was completely abolished. Vitamin D inhibition of LPS-induced IL-6 and TNF-α production by BMM from MKP-1−/− mice was significantly reduced as compared with wild-type mice. In conclusion, this study identified the upregulation of MKP-1 by vitamin D as a novel pathway by which vitamin D inhibits LPS-induced p38 activation and cytokine production in monocytes/macrophages.

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  • This work was supported in part by National Institutes of Health Grants AI070140, HL68628, HL37260, AI57798, and AI68956.

  • The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute or the National Institutes of Health.

  • Abbreviations used in this article:

    BMM
    bone marrow-derived macrophage
    ChIP
    chromatin immunoprecipitation
    MKP
    MAPK phosphatase
    p
    phosphorylated
    VDR
    vitamin D receptor
    VDRE
    vitamin D response element.

  • Received August 19, 2011.
  • Accepted December 28, 2011.
  • Copyright © 2012 by The American Association of Immunologists, Inc.
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Yong Zhang, Donald Y. M. Leung, Brittany N. Richers, Yusen Liu, Linda K. Remigio, David W. Riches, Elena Goleva
The Journal of Immunology March 1, 2012, 188 (5) 2127-2135; DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1102412

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The Journal of Immunology March 1, 2012, 188 (5) 2127-2135; DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1102412
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