Abstract Title:

IMMUNOMODULATORY EFFECTS OF VITAMIN D ON SKIN INFLAMMATION.

Abstract Source:

J Biol Regul Homeost Agents. 2015 Jul-Sep;29(3):563-7. PMID: 26403394

Abstract Author(s):

E Toniato, E Spinas, A Saggini, S K Kritas, A Caraffa, P Antinolfi, R Saggini, F Pandolfi, P Conti

Article Affiliation:

E Toniato

Abstract:

Vitamin D has a major role in calcium absorption and maintenance of healthy bones. Vitamin D is also involved in cancer, cardiovascular system, allergic diseases, immune regulation and immune disor¬ders. Irradiation of food as well as animals produces vitamin D and more than 90% of previtamin D3 synthesis in the skin occurs in the epidermis. Vitamin D receptor has been found in many cells including T and B lymphocytes, macrophages, mast cells, NK cells and Tregs, and it selectively binds with high affinity to its ligand. Vitamin D binds its receptor VDR, resulting in transcription of a number of genes playing a role in inhibition of MAPK. Its effect may be also mediated by the direct activation of PKC. Vitamin D has the ability to suppress inflammatory cytokines such as TNF, IL-1, IFN-gamma and IL-2; while it increases the generation of anti-inflammatory cytokines IL-4 and IL-10. In B cells, vitamin D3 have also been shown to suppress IgE antibody class switch partly through the inhibition of NF-kB. Here we discuss the relationship between vitamin D, immunity and skin disorders.

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