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20081878

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-9-8
pubmed:abstractText
GVHD remains a major source of morbidity and mortality after allogeneic BMT. GVHD is mediated by alloreactive T cells derived from the hematopoietic graft that target host tissues. Pre-clinical models have shown that presentation of alloantigens by host DCs results in the activation of donor-derived T cells that mediate GVHD. Strategies that interfere with the Ag-presenting capacity of DCs after allogeneic transplantation may decrease the risk of developing GVHD. Vitamin D is a hormone essential for calcium metabolism that shows immunomodulatory properties. We showed that correction of vitamin D deficiency appeared to mitigate manifestations of GVHD. In pre-clinical studies, we have shown that vitamin D inhibits DC maturation, polarizes T-cell populations toward the expression of Th2 as compared with Th1 cytokines, and blunts allogeneic T-cell proliferation in response to DC stimulation. Exposure to vitamin D resulted in increased expression of IDO, an enzyme responsible for tryptophan metabolism that is upregulated in tolerizing DCs. These data suggest that exposure to vitamin D results in immature DC populations that bias toward tolerizing rather than stimulatory T-cell populations. Vitamin D may therefore have a role in the prevention of GVHD.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1476-5365
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
45
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1463-8
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Immunomodulatory effects of vitamin D: implications for GVHD.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA 02215, USA. jrosenb1@bidmc.harvard.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article