Antibacterial responses by peritoneal macrophages are enhanced following vitamin D supplementation.

Publication/Presentation Date

1-1-2014

Abstract

Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), who usually display low serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25D) and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D (1,25D), are at high risk of infection, notably those undergoing peritoneal dialysis (PD). We hypothesized that peritoneal macrophages from PD patients are an important target for vitamin D-induced antibacterial activity. Dialysate effluent fluid was obtained from 27 non-infected PD patients. Flow cytometry indicated that PD cells were mainly monocytic (37.9±17.7% cells CD14+/CD45+). Ex vivo analyses showed that PD cells treated with 25D (100 nM, 6 hrs) or 1,25D (5 nM, 6 hrs) induced mRNA for antibacterial cathelicidin (CAMP) but conversely suppressed mRNA for hepcidin (HAMP). PD cells from patients with peritonitis (n = 3) showed higher baseline expression of CAMP (18-fold±9, p

Volume

9

Issue

12

First Page

116530

Last Page

116530

ISSN

1932-6203

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences | Pediatrics

PubMedID

25549329

Department(s)

Department of Pediatrics

Document Type

Article

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